Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter M

German composer of Renaissance music and a music theorist.

German composer of Renaissance music and a music theorist.

Was an English writer, comedian and actor, notable for his bulging eyes, which were the result of a

Was an English writer, comedian and actor, notable for his bulging eyes, which were the result of a thyroid condition known as Graves' Disease.

Is an English novelist, essayist and short story writer, the son of writer Kingsley Amis. His works

Is an English novelist, essayist and short story writer, the son of writer Kingsley Amis. His works include such novels as London Fields (1989) and The Information (1995). Amis's raw material is what he sees as the absurdity of the postmodern condition with its grotesque caricatures.

Was a Danish writer. He was the first significant Danish author to depict the working class in his w

Was a Danish writer. He was the first significant Danish author to depict the working class in his writings, and the first great Danish communist writer.Martin Andersen Nexø was born to a large family (the fourth of eleven children) in an impoverished district of Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1877, his family moved to Nexø, Denmark, and he adopted the name of this town as his last name. Having been an industrial worker before, Nexø he attended a folk high school and later worked as a journalist.

Is a German composer and conductor. As a prisoner of war, Böttcher managed to get hold of a guitar

Is a German composer and conductor. As a prisoner of war, Böttcher managed to get hold of a guitar and taught himself to play it. Following his release from captivity, he went to Hamburg. There he started his musical career with the then Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, in the dance and entertainment orchestra which had been newly founded by Willi Steiner, and which was held in high esteem in England.

Was an Australian poet and novelist.Martin Johnston was born in Sydney in November, 1947, son of the

Was an Australian poet and novelist.Martin Johnston was born in Sydney in November, 1947, son of the writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift. His early childhood was spent in London and Sydney. In 1954 the family moved to Greece. They returned to England in 1960 and Australia in 1964.In the mid to late 1970s he lived and travelled with Australian writer, Nadia Wheatley. They lived and wrote in Greece from 1975-77, and travelled through Europe before returning to Australian in 1978. [1]

Was an Estonian poet. He is best known as the author of the poem "The Estonian Flag", which was set

Was an Estonian poet. He is best known as the author of the poem "The Estonian Flag", which was set to the music of the then young composer Enn Võrk. That song became as popular to the Estonian people as the "Marseillaise" was to the French in the times o

The author of two popular Exam Cram books, including Security+ Exam Cram and i-Net+ Exam Cram. He is

The author of two popular Exam Cram books, including Security+ Exam Cram and i-Net+ Exam Cram. He is also author of the Windows 2000 System Administrator's Handbook and Windows 2000 Configuration Wizards.Weiss was born in Miami, Florida, and served in the United States Navy for seven years. Afterwards he worked for several high-tech outfits including Lucent Technologies and Configuresoft, Inc.

An Argentinian composer and musician, and recipient of the 2005 Grand Prix des Lycéens and 2001 Pri

An Argentinian composer and musician, and recipient of the 2005 Grand Prix des Lycéens and 2001 Prix de L'Institut de France Académie des Beaux Arts. He was a student of music during his early life, attending both Boston Conservatory of Music and the Juilliard School of Music.

Was a German clergyman and hymnist. He is best known for the text to "Now thank we all our God" (Nun

Was a German clergyman and hymnist. He is best known for the text to "Now thank we all our God" (Nun danket alle Gott), which was written ca. 1636. It was set to music by Johann Crüger about 1647, and translated into English in the 19th century by Catherine Winkworth. Rinkart was a deacon at Eisleben and archdeacon at Eilenburg, where he was born and also died. He served there during the Thirty Years' War and a severe plague in 1637.

Was a German music teacher and composer. Since September 1925 he attended the State Academy of Music

Was a German music teacher and composer. Since September 1925 he attended the State Academy of Music in Munich for which he received a stipendium. At the same time he was studying philosophy. Here he also occupied himself with basic theoretical questions of knowledge, that is, the integration of an active selfconsciousness within a consciousness for the world. In accordance with his nature, this process merged totally with his artistic life. Under this double aspect his biography appears in a special light. In September 1929 he took a position as répétiteur in Aussig on the River Elbe and after a short time he became conductor and choir leader. He withdrew from the public scene in May 1933. From then on he lived as free-lance composer and music teacher again in the city of his birth.

Is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music.

Is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music.

German writer

German writer

Is a South African journalist and the editor of Noseweek magazine. He is best known for his investig

Is a South African journalist and the editor of Noseweek magazine. He is best known for his investigative work on controversial issues including government and corporate corruption.While working for the Sunday Times in the 1970s, a report by Welz saw a R180-million defamation claim instituted against the paper. He subsequently exposed Adrian Niewoudt's Kubus milk culture pyramid scheme, later exposed as the biggest postal fraud in American history. He was later appointed as a consultant to the US Justice Department and helped expose Frans Theron as the Kubus mastermind in the US. He also worked on South Africa's Info scandal, and helped exposed wrongdoing by apartheid-era cabinet ministers.[1]

Was a Dutch nutrition expert and writer of cook books. She was born in Goch, Germany and died in Hui

Was a Dutch nutrition expert and writer of cook books. She was born in Goch, Germany and died in Huizen, The Netherlands.[1] She taught French as a young woman, but later started writing cook books and became a rather successful writer. Titles include Big vegetarian cook book (Dutch: Groot vegetarisch kookboek), The vegetarian dinner (Dutch:Het vegetarisch middagmaal), Vegetable salad recipes (Dutch: Rauwkost recepten), Our twelve o'clock lunch hour (Dutch:Ons twaalfuurtje), Food in children's homes (Dutch:Voeding in kindertehuizen) and In search of mushrooms (Dutch: Paddestoelen zoeken). She lived a long healthy life, spanning 93 years.[2]

Is a Dutch radio and television personality, writer, and columnist.Mart Smeets is a long-time sports

Is a Dutch radio and television personality, writer, and columnist.Mart Smeets is a long-time sports presenter and commentator with the Dutch public broadcaster NOS. He is most famous for his reporting of the Tour de France

Is Polish television presenter, journalist, traveller and writer. She is also a trained economist an

Is Polish television presenter, journalist, traveller and writer. She is also a trained economist and graduate of XXII High School José Martí in Warsaw. A Polish woman has won a second Crown of the Earth in a more difficult version of Reinhold Messner.Wojciechowska works for TVN Poland[2], where she presents educational programs programs, Polish Big Brother, Mission Martyn, and Studio Golden Terraces with Max Cegielski.Collaborated include miesiecznikami such as the World Motorcycles, Vehicles, Playboy or Voyage. She is the editor of the Polish edition of National Geographic magazine[3] and National Geographic Traveler.

Was the author and the editor of the first printed book in the Lithuanian language. Variants of his

Was the author and the editor of the first printed book in the Lithuanian language. Variants of his name include Martinus Masvidius, Martinus Maszwidas, M. Mossuids Waytkunas, Mastwidas, Mažvydas, Mosvidius, Maswidsche, and Mossvid Vaitkuna.

Was a semi-mythical Ukrainian Baroque composer, poet, and singer. She has become a recurrent motif i

Was a semi-mythical Ukrainian Baroque composer, poet, and singer. She has become a recurrent motif in Ukrainian literature and the songs ascribed to her are widely performed in Ukraine. Very little is known of her life. She was a native of Poltava, and is

Was a journalist, writer, and civil rights activist. She was the first African American woman to wor

Was a journalist, writer, and civil rights activist. She was the first African American woman to work at a mainstream white-owned newspaper.

Is an American poet and teacher.He is the author of over 16 books of poetry. Notable books of poetry

Is an American poet and teacher.He is the author of over 16 books of poetry. Notable books of poetry including The Book of the Dead Man (Copper Canyon, 1994) and Ardor: The Book of the Dead Man, Vol. 2. (Copper Canyon, 1997)

Was an American author and co-author of several books, publications and essays regarding African lan

Was an American author and co-author of several books, publications and essays regarding African languages, particularly from Ethiopia and Sudan. He retired from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He did extensive work in all four language families of Ethiopia: Semitic, Cushitic, Omotic, Nilo-Saharan. He was a participant in the Survey of Language Use and Language Teaching in East Africa, sponsored by the Ford Foundation in 1968-1970, and later performed other research sponsored by the NSF.

Is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is one of the most reliable hitmakers in Broadway his

Is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is one of the most reliable hitmakers in Broadway history, as well as one of the most performed playwrights in the world. From the mid sixties to the mid Eighties, Simon's name became a synonym for popular and financial success. Though primarily a comic writer, some of his plays, particularly the Eugene Trilogy and The Sunshine Boys, reflect on the twentieth century Jewish-American experience.

Better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading write

Better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological perspicacity.

Was a successful writer of romance novels, specializing in historical love themes. She also became o

Was a successful writer of romance novels, specializing in historical love themes. She also became one of the United Kingdom's most popular media personalities, appearing often at public events and on television, dressed in her trademark pink and discoursing on love, health and social issues.