Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was the pen name of the important modern Greek novelist, journalist, critic and playwright Dimitris

Was the pen name of the important modern Greek novelist, journalist, critic and playwright Dimitris Rodopoulos.

Was a Chinese historical writer and encyclopædist. In 1317 he published the 348 volumes comprehen

Was a Chinese historical writer and encyclopædist. In 1317 he published the 348 volumes comprehensive Chinese encyclopedia Wenxian Tongkao.

Was a Chinese composer and musicologist, best known for his patriotic songs, including "Nanniwan."He

Was a Chinese composer and musicologist, best known for his patriotic songs, including "Nanniwan."He was from Xuzhou, Jiangsu. He studied chemistry at Henan University, then, under the guidance of the composer Xian Xinghai, suspended his studies upon the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, joining the anti-Japanese movement in Henan. In 1939 he traveled to Yan'an, where he studied at the Lu Xun Art Academy with Xian Xinghai, Lü Ji, and others, and worked to collect and record a massive number of Chinese folk songs. In 1947 he joined the Communist Party of China. After 1949 he was appointed the vice president of the China Conservatory of Music and the head of the Chinese Opera House.

Was a Chinese violinist and composer. He was referred to in China as "The King of violinists." His N

Was a Chinese violinist and composer. He was referred to in China as "The King of violinists." His Nostalgia (???) for violin, composed in 1937 as part of the Inner Mongolia Suite (????), was considered one of the most favorite pieces of 20th century China.During his youth, Ma went to Paris to study music, and was then admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris, majoring in violin. In early 1932, Ma returned to China, and got married in the same year. In the following period he composed many renowned pieces such as Lullaby, Inner Mongolia suite, Tibet tone poem (????), and Madrigal (??). Ma was appointed president of the newly established Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing by the Central government Politburo of the People's Republic of China in December 1949.

Was a Chinese poet and celebrated playwright, a native of Tadu ?? Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty.

Was a Chinese poet and celebrated playwright, a native of Tadu ?? Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty.

Is a Dutch writer. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the short story collection In de bovenkoo

Is a Dutch writer. He made his literary debut in 1972 with the short story collection In de bovenkooi. He received the "Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs" in 1984 for Reis door mijn kamer. In 2007 he received the P. C. Hooft Award.[1

Is a Dutch physical chemist and author of books on relationships and management.Verkerk studied Chem

Is a Dutch physical chemist and author of books on relationships and management.Verkerk studied Chemistry and theoretical Physics at the Universiteit Utrecht. He got his promotion in 1982 on the subject: Electrical Conductivity and Interface Properties of Oxygen Ion Conducting Materials at the Technische Universiteit Twente. In September 2004 he got a second promotion on the subject called: Trust and Power on the Shop Floor. An Ethnographical, Ethical and Philosophical Study on Responsible Behaviour in Industrial Organisations at the Maastricht University.

Was a Dutch writer, who wrote in English. He was quite well known at the end of the Nineteenth and t

Was a Dutch writer, who wrote in English. He was quite well known at the end of the Nineteenth and the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in both the UK and the US, but he was soon forgotten after his death.In 1864 the family Schwartz moved to London, where Jozua’s father started missionary work among the London Jews. Jozua owed his skill in the English language to this stay in England. When Jozua’s father died in 1870, the family at first returned to Amsterdam and then went to Bonn in Germany. In 1877 Jozua Schwartz finished his grammar school education there.[3]

Was a popular writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth person among seven recipients[1] of Jnan

Was a popular writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth person among seven recipients[1] of Jnanpith Award for Kannada the highest literary honour conferred in India. He was popularly referred to as Maasti Kannadada Aasti which means Maasti is Kannada's Treasure. He is most renowned for his short stories. He wrote under the pen name Srinivasa. He was honored with the title Rajasevasakta by then Maharaja of Mysore Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadeyar.

Was an Australian writer and journalist.Helena Mabel Forrest was born near Yandilla, Queensland, dau

Was an Australian writer and journalist.Helena Mabel Forrest was born near Yandilla, Queensland, daughter of James Checkley Mills and his wife Margaret Nelson, née Haxell. Mabel began writing at an early age but did not publish her first book, The Rose of Forgiveness and other Stories, until 1904. She became well-known as a writer of verse following the publication of her first volume of poems, Alpha Centauri, which appeared in Melbourne in 1909. Her first novel A Bachelor's Wife, was included in the Bookstall series in 1914. The Green Harper (prose and verse) followed in 1915, and Streets and Gardens, a small collection of verse, in 1922. In 1924 The Wild Moth, a novel, was published in London, and was followed by four other novels, Gaming Gods (1926), Hibiscus Heart (1927), Reaping Roses (1928), and White Witches (1929). Poems by M. Forrest, a collection of her verse contributions to Australian English and American magazines, was published at Sydney in 1927.

Was an Argentine writer, humorist, and philosopher. His writings included novels, stories, poetry, j

Was an Argentine writer, humorist, and philosopher. His writings included novels, stories, poetry, journalism, and works not easily classified. He was a mentor to Jorge Luis Borges and other avant-garde Argentine writers. Seventeen years of his correspondence with Borges was published in 2000. He also published poetry, including "Creía yo" ("I believed").Macedonio (like Uruguay's Felisberto Hernández, he is commonly referred to by his first name only) was the son of Macedonio Fernández, farmer and military officer, and Rosa del Mazo Aguilar Ramos. In 1887, he enrolled in the Argentine Colegio Nacional Central.

A contemporary Japanese writer, translator and poet.Tawara is most famous as a contemporary poet. Sh

A contemporary Japanese writer, translator and poet.Tawara is most famous as a contemporary poet. She is credited with revitalizing the tanka (a type of poem that can be seen as a predecessor of the haiku) for modern Japanese audiences. Her skill as a translator consist of translating classical Japanese into modern Japanese, for example books such as the Man'yoshu and the Taketori Monogatari.She was born in 1962 in Osaka Prefecture, and moved to Fukui Prefecture when she was 14 years old. In 1981, she graduated from Waseda University with a degree in Japanese literature. Under the influence of the poet Sasaki Yukitsuna, she began to write tanka. After graduation, Tawara began teaching at Kanagawa Prefecture's Hashimoto High School, and she taught there until 1989.

Was Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th century, and a renowned theoretician of poetics.H

Was Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th century, and a renowned theoretician of poetics.He was the first Polish poet to become widely celebrated abroad[1], and the most popular Polish author before Henryk Sienkiewicz. He became known as Horationis par ("the peer of Horace") or the Sarmatian Horace and "the last Latin poet."His European fame came from his first collection of poetry, Lyricorum libri tres (Three Books of Lyrics). An expanded edition, Lyricorum libri IV (Four Books of Lyrics), was so successful in Europe that it was released in 60 editions in different countries.

Was a Polish journalist and culinary publicist. He was a host of television culinary shows, which ma

Was a Polish journalist and culinary publicist. He was a host of television culinary shows, which made him very popular in Poland. He was the son of Jacek Kuron.In 1980, as a student of Pedagogical College in Olsztyn, Kuron represented Olsztyn's students in Warsaw's Founding Committee of the Independent Students Union. During the martial law in Poland, he was in 1982 expelled from college by Communist authorities. Later, he studied at The Culinary Institute of America, and in 1998 became host of a TV show Cook together with Kuron, presented by the TVN. He also authored several cookbooks, including Polish Cuisine.

Was a Polish renaissance scholar, professor of Jagiellonian University, historian, chronicler, geogr

Was a Polish renaissance scholar, professor of Jagiellonian University, historian, chronicler, geographer, medical doctor (royal physician of king Zygmunt I the Old of Poland), alchemist[1], astrologist[2] and canon in Cracow.He studied at the Jagiellonian University (also known that as the Cracow Academy), obtaining his master's degree in 1479. Between 1480-1485 he studied abroad. Upon his return to the country, he became a professor at the Jagiellonian University, where he served as a rector eight times (1501-1519), and also twice as a deputy chancellor of the Academia.

Was a Polish translator and writer.He was the son of Merian C. Cooper, an American aviator, American

Was a Polish translator and writer.He was the son of Merian C. Cooper, an American aviator, American Air Force and Polish Air Force officer, adventurer, and the screenwriter, director and producer of the film King Kong.

Was an American novelist.Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa. He published his first poem at the a

Was an American novelist.Kantor was born in Webster City, Iowa. He published his first poem at the age of 17, and at 18 he won a state story writing contest. His first novel, Diversey, was about Chicago gangsters and was written in 1928, when the subject matter was contemporary. In the 1930s, Kantor first wrote about the American Civil War with his novel Long Remember. Kantor had spoken with Civil War veterans when he was young, and he was an avid collector of first-hand narratives. Long Remember is one of the first realistic novels about the Civil War.

Popularly known as Madampu Kunjukuttan, is a renowned Malayalam author and a screenplay writer. He w

Popularly known as Madampu Kunjukuttan, is a renowned Malayalam author and a screenplay writer. He was born on 1941 in Kiralur, a small village in Thrissur district, in the Indian state of Kerala. He is one of the most prolific and versatile writers in modern Malayalam literature. His novels, short stories and screenplays speaks more about the Kerala society. He has won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in the year 2000 for the malayalam film Karunam, directed by Jayaraj.

Was a French Catholic author, poet, and mystic, whose works include The Marxist City as Mission Terr

Was a French Catholic author, poet, and mystic, whose works include The Marxist City as Mission Territory (1957), The Contemporary Forms of Atheism (1962), and the posthumous publications We, the Ordinary People of the Streets (1966) and The Joy of Believing (1968). She came to the Catholic faith after a youth spent as a strict atheist. She has been cited by Cardinal Roger Etchegaray as an example for young people to follow in "the arduous battle of holiness."[1]

Was an American writer best known for her Young Adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winnin

Was an American writer best known for her Young Adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Her works reflect her strong interest in modern science. Tesseracts, for example, are featured prominently in A Wrinkle in Time, mitochondrial DNA in A Wind in the Door, and organ regeneration in The Arm of the Starfish.

Was a French artist and author. A good part of her life was spent in Provence. She left a vast body

Was a French artist and author. A good part of her life was spent in Provence. She left a vast body or artistic work : paintings or collages, manuscripts and most of all, miniature theatrified scenes made up of thousands of antique objects.

Was Czech writer known for her famous cookery book.Rettigová, nee Artmann, was born in German speak

Was Czech writer known for her famous cookery book.Rettigová, nee Artmann, was born in German speaking family. Her childhood was not happy and her father died in 1792. In 1808 she got married to Jan Alois Sudiprav Rettig, Czech patriot from half-German speaking family. Under his influence she learned to speak and write correctly in Czech language and also started to use middle name Dobromila.

Was a Filipino feminist writer. She is now remembered as one of the most prolific Filipino writers i

Was a Filipino feminist writer. She is now remembered as one of the most prolific Filipino writers in the Hiligaynon language. Hailing from Western Visayas, her works are said to have left permanent and significant milestones in Philippine literature.

Was a popular writer and a daughter of the great Polish painter Wojciech Kossak, as well as sister o

Was a popular writer and a daughter of the great Polish painter Wojciech Kossak, as well as sister of painter Jerzy Kossak and poet Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, from the renowned Kossak family of artists.

A London-born author and fashion journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. She is the former editor

A London-born author and fashion journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. She is the former editor of Elle magazine, and was deputy editor of Cleo. The internationally bestselling Girls Night In "chick lit" anthology series she co-edited with author Jessica Adams and columnist Imogen Edwards-Jones made millions for the charity War Child.[1]Alderson resides in Hastings, England, with her husband, retired Serbian footballer Popi Popovich and their six-year-old daughter, Peggy.[2] Her novels are similar to the work of Sarah Ball, Alexandra Carew and Jenny Colgan.