Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a prominent author in the area of transaction cost economics, a student of Ronald Coase, Herbert

Is a prominent author in the area of transaction cost economics, a student of Ronald Coase, Herbert Simon and Richard Cyert. Prof. Williamson received his Bachelor of Science in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1955, M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1960, and his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 1963. He has held professorships in business administration, economics, and law at the University of California, Berkeley since 1988 and is currently the Edgar F. Kaiser Professor Emeritus at the Haas School of Business. [1]

Is a German composer. Born in Aachen, he is noted for his work in Finland. In 1997 he received the O

Is a German composer. Born in Aachen, he is noted for his work in Finland. In 1997 he received the Oulu City Prize.[1]

Is a German composer, and saxophonist. In 1994 he moved to the USA, first studying composition at th

Is a German composer, and saxophonist. In 1994 he moved to the USA, first studying composition at the New England Conservatory. From 2000-01 he lived in Paris working at IRCAM/Centre Pompidou. He received his doctoral degree in composition (2002) at Columbia University as a student of Tristan Murail, and he taught composition, and computer music there. He developed the CUNY Computer Music Studio. He had masterclasses with Salvatore Sciarrino, Jonathan Harvey, Brian Ferneyhough, George Benjamin, and Vinko Globokar. From 2002 to 2004 he was a compositeur en recherche at IRCAM working on "Jardin des fleuves" a work for ensemble and live-electronic.

Was a physician by profession but achieved fame as a writer; he was one of the best regarded America

Was a physician by profession but achieved fame as a writer; he was one of the best regarded American fireside poets of the 19th century.

Was an Argentine poet. Born in Buenos Aires, he participated in the magazines (Proa, Prisma and Mart

Was an Argentine poet. Born in Buenos Aires, he participated in the magazines (Proa, Prisma and Martín Fierro) that signaled the arrival of ultraism, the first of the vanguardist movements to settle in Argentina.

Was an American author, poet and journalist of both African American and Montaukett Native American

Was an American author, poet and journalist of both African American and Montaukett Native American descent. Ward celebrated both of her heritages in her poetry and writing. She was a regular contributor to the Colored American magazine and wrote a column

Was a French organist, pianist, musicologist and composer. In 1950, he became director of the conser

Was a French organist, pianist, musicologist and composer. In 1950, he became director of the conservatory in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, where he worked until 1964. From 1960-1974, he served as director of the École César Franck in Paris, and in 1976 founded the Conservatoire National de Région in Paris, whose director he was until 1985, and where he taught classes in musical analysis and chamber music. His notable students include composers Alain Gagnon.

Is a French far left political figure and trade unionist who has become a leading opponent of Presid

Is a French far left political figure and trade unionist who has become a leading opponent of President Nicolas Sarkozy.[1] He was a candidate for the 2007 French presidential election, for the Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (LCR), the French section of the Fourth International. He gained 1.2 million votes, 4.25%, standing as a revolutionary socialist in the 2002 presidential elections.

Has studied composition and orchestration at the Nice Conservatoire (France). In 1999 he produced a

Has studied composition and orchestration at the Nice Conservatoire (France). In 1999 he produced a solo album (Harry's Day) and started to write arrangements of great film scores for the percussions quartet he founded at the Cagnes-sur-Mer Conservatoire. In 2000, he received a scholarship from Berklee and went to Boston to study jazz and film scoring. Beside college, he spent a whole season with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and went to every reharsals and concerts. There he interacted with great composers and conductors such as Seiji Ozawa, Ilan Volkov and John Williams.

Is a French journalist. He is of Jewish origin.[citation needed] He works for the French TV network

Is a French journalist. He is of Jewish origin.[citation needed] He works for the French TV network France 2, a division of France Télévisions. On France 2, Galzi presents news bulletins within Télématin, France 2's morning show presented weekdays at 7:00 and 8:00 CET in Metropolitan France.[1] Galzi is also the regular substitute for David Pujadas on the station's evening news bulletin 20 heures.[2] He sometimes presents the newscasts in Canada on TV5 every 1/2 hour (4 times over 2 hours, starting shortly before the hour and 1/2 past the hour) from 6:00-8:00 am North American Eastern Time.[3]

Was a French composer of Polish-Jewish parentage. His father was an Auschwitz survivor, a fact which

Was a French composer of Polish-Jewish parentage. His father was an Auschwitz survivor, a fact which affected Greif deeply and led him to compose a number of Holocaust-themed works, notably Todesfuge, based on the poem by Paul Celan, and Lettres de Westerbork, a song cycle which uses letters written by Etty Hillesum [1].

Was a Swedish composer and music critic. As a composer, his main musical influences were Grieg, Augu

Was a Swedish composer and music critic. As a composer, his main musical influences were Grieg, August Söderman and Wagner as well as Swedish folk idiom

Is a Beninese writer and journalist.

Is a Beninese writer and journalist.

Is a Kazakh poet, politician, and anti-nuclear activist. Suleimanov was born on 18 May 1936 in Almat

Is a Kazakh poet, politician, and anti-nuclear activist. Suleimanov was born on 18 May 1936 in Almaty. He graduated from Geological Sciences Department of Kazakh State University in 1959. Suleimenov also finished Gorkii Institute of Literature in 1961.

A writer and editor of Hindi daily Jansatta. He writes on a wide range of subjects including paintin

A writer and editor of Hindi daily Jansatta. He writes on a wide range of subjects including painting, cinema, literature, language, music, theatre, architecture, archaeology, travel and media.Om Thanvi took his post graduation degree in Business Administration and joined the mainstream Hindi journalism in 1980. Currently he is the editor of Jansatta, a newspaper of Indian Express Group published from Delhi. During 1989-1999, Mr Thanvi was associated with Chandigarh edition of Jansatta as its resident editor. Before joining Jansatta, he had edited Itwari Patrika (1980-1987), a Hindi literary and cultural weekly and had also worked as editor-in-charge of Rajasthan Patrika in Bikaner (1987-1989) [1].

Is an Egyptian musician. He was born in Cairo in 1949 and belongs to an artistic family. His uncle t

Is an Egyptian musician. He was born in Cairo in 1949 and belongs to an artistic family. His uncle the composer Abu Bakr Khairat, was the founder of the Egyptian Conservatory institution and was its first dean. In 1959, Khairat joined the Conservatory (Ca

Is the pseudonym of a Moroccan spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda, attending training camps in Afghanistan

Is the pseudonym of a Moroccan spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda, attending training camps in Afghanistan and passing information to the UK and French intelligence services. He claims in an exclusive interview presented on the BBC's Newsnight programme on November 16, 2006 that the UK intelligence services were warned in the mid-1990s about the threat posed by al-Qaeda, but failed to act quickly enough.

Is a composer, bandleader, and jazz pianist.Sosa began studying marimba at age eight, then switched

Is a composer, bandleader, and jazz pianist.Sosa began studying marimba at age eight, then switched to piano at the Escuela Nacional de Musica in Havana, where he studied jazz. Sosa moved to Quito, Ecuador in 1993, then San Francisco, California in 1995.

Was the pen-name of a scholar and translator of French literature in Taisho period and Showa period

Was the pen-name of a scholar and translator of French literature in Taisho period and Showa period Japan. His real name was Komaki Omiya.Komaki returned to Japan in 1919 and founded a literary magazine named Tane Maku Hito (The Sowers), after the famous painting by the French painter Jean-François Millet. He used this as his platform to promote his pacifist and Marxist ideals through poems and essays, many of which he wrote. He was one of the first Japanese members of Comintern, and a pioneer in the Proletarian Literature Movement. The movement attracted the attention of Arishima Takeo, and other noted leftist writers. In 1924 another literary magazine Bungei Sensen (Literary Battlefront) spun out from the original Tane Maku Hito group.

Is an Israeli comedy writer. Over the past ten years he was involved in the development and writing

Is an Israeli comedy writer. Over the past ten years he was involved in the development and writing of almost every satire and humor show on Israeli TV. His biggest success was a show called Eretz Nehederet(What a Wonderful Country), where he worked as a writer in charge of current affairs. The show enjoyed regular ratings of over 30% and won 4 Israeli Academy Awards for best writing and Best TV Program.

Was a Japanese author inspirational to upcoming Japanese authors.

Was a Japanese author inspirational to upcoming Japanese authors.

Was a Czech composer who was active in Prachatice in southern Bohemia from 1576–1582. He composed

Was a Czech composer who was active in Prachatice in southern Bohemia from 1576–1582. He composed works mainly for Czech schools and literary associations. The majority of his output was settings of Latin texts for five to nine voices with melodies inspired by Gregorian chants and Czech sacred songs. His only publication, Bicinia nova (Prague, 1579) is a collection of 100 two-voice works. Also extant are four masses for six to eight voices, two cycles of Proper chants and 25 motets; all these works, with the exception of the motet Et valde mane (1578), survive incomplete.

Is a Czech science fiction writer and journalist. He is the founder of Neviditelný pes (The Invisib

Is a Czech science fiction writer and journalist. He is the founder of Neviditelný pes (The Invisible Dog), one of the earliest and most popular Czech daily news/comments websites, and Digineff, a website about digital photography for amateurs.

As One is a Filipino blind lyricist, pianist, composer and hymnist best known for his Visayan Christ

As One is a Filipino blind lyricist, pianist, composer and hymnist best known for his Visayan Christian hymns.To this day, the vast majority of Visayan hymnals contain his work. Visayan churchgoers are familiar of "Sulod Kamo Nga Malipayon," "Ania Kita Nagsaulog," "Dayegon Ta Ang Ginoo," "Ania Kami Ginoo" and "Dawata O Ginoo," are used before the start of the mass. Other One's songs are "Ang Tawo Mamatay Gayud," "Bisan Pa Man," "Kanunay Buhi ang Kinabuhi," "Pamatia O Ginoo" and "Tawo Ayaw Kalimot sa Abog ka Gikan" are sung during requiem mass.

Was a Cuban short fiction writer.He was unable to complete his high school studies due to his family

Was a Cuban short fiction writer.He was unable to complete his high school studies due to his family's economic problems, employing himself in different trades to support his family. One of these was as a traveling salesman, a job that allowed him to get to know different places and people within Cuba and that would serve as models for the setting and characters of several of his stories.