Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a French revolutionary Marxist socialist journalist, literary critic, political writer and activ

Was a French revolutionary Marxist socialist journalist, literary critic, political writer and activist; he was Karl Marx's son-in-law, having married his second daughter Laura. His best known work is The Right to Be Lazy. Born in Cuba to French and Creol

Was an Australian poet and journalist.He worked as a journalist and commercial traveller, and in 193

Was an Australian poet and journalist.He worked as a journalist and commercial traveller, and in 1932 moved to Queensland where he worked in the Main Roads Commission. [1] In 1933, he founded the Catholic Poetry Society in Brisbane, and in 1934 the Catholic Readers' and Writers' Society.

Was a seminal American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar gained national recogn

Was a seminal American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar gained national recognition for his 1896 Lyrics of a Lowly Life, one poem in the collection being Ode to Ethiopia.

Was a French composer and musician. Born in Brittany, France, Le Flem studied at the Schola Cantorum

Was a French composer and musician. Born in Brittany, France, Le Flem studied at the Schola Cantorum under Vincent d'Indy and Albert Roussel, later teaching at the same establishment, where his pupils included Erik Satie and André Jolivet. His music is strongly influenced by his native Brittany, the landscape of which is reflected in most of his work.

Was a British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and long-time member of the So

Was a British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). He was the son of Hugh Foot (who was the last Governor of Cyprus and, as Lord Caradon, was the UK Ambassador at the United Nations from 1964 to 1970). He was the nephew of Michael Foot, former leader of the Labour Party, and was educated at Shrewsbury School and at University College, Oxford.

Is a French composer and conductor. Paul Méfano pursued musical studies at the École Normale de Mu

Is a French composer and conductor. Paul Méfano pursued musical studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, and then later at the Paris Conservatory (CNSMP), where he was a student of Andrée Vaurabourg-Honegger, Darius Milhaud, and Georges Dandelot. He completed his studies in Basel at the courses taught by Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Henri Pousseur.

Is a French journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is based in Paris, France. He has directed seve

Is a French journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is based in Paris, France. He has directed several investigative documentaries in conflict zones, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Burma, Israel, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia. Paul Moreira has contributed to the emergence of investigative journalism on French television [1]. In 1999, in created "90 minutes" on Canal plus, a private european network. The investigations of his team collected several prestigious french awards. The grand prize of the festival du scoop of Angers in 2000

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland as well as an educator and aca

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland as well as an educator and academic at Princeton University.Muldoon has lived in the United States since 1987; he teaches at Princeton University and is an Honorary Professor in the Sch

Was a German organist, organ builder, renovator and repairer, and composer of instrumental music. Fr

Was a German organist, organ builder, renovator and repairer, and composer of instrumental music. From November 1601 he was organist in Horn and from late 1609 in Steyr. He built organs in Steyr, Horn, Enns, and Wilhering. Peuerl wrote the earliest published trio sonatas outside of Italy. His work on the suite form was for his time significant and influential.

Was a French composer and organist. He served as organist at St-Paul-St-Louis Church in Paris, succe

Was a French composer and organist. He served as organist at St-Paul-St-Louis Church in Paris, succeeding his father in the position in 1905 until his own death in Paris 1952 . His compositional output was wide-ranging, including two operas, several ballets, two symphonies, a number of orchestral tone poems, and chamber music, as well as large-form religious works, including two masses, an oratorio, and several smaller choral and organ works.

Was a French pacifist, political activist, and author. He was also an anti-Nazi French Resistance fi

Was a French pacifist, political activist, and author. He was also an anti-Nazi French Resistance fighter, and a prisoner of the German concentration camps at Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora. A journalist and editor, he wrote hundreds of articles on political and economic subjects. He was viewed by Holocaust deniers as the father of their belief system.[1]

Was a German composer and organist.[1]

Was a German composer and organist.[1]

Was a Baltic German journalist, editor and politician who was known for his commitment to minority r

Was a Baltic German journalist, editor and politician who was known for his commitment to minority rights. Schiemann was born in Mitau in Courland, then part of the Russian Empire. He grew up in Estonia, was educated in Germany, and served his army traini

Was a German composer and organist associated with the North German school. He moved to Königsberg

Was a German composer and organist associated with the North German school. He moved to Königsberg in 1611 to take up the post of organist of the principal church in the 'Altstadt', and became court organist at Warsaw in 1616. He returned to Danzig in 1623 to become principal organist, where he remained until his death; he failed in an application for the post of Kapellmeister in 1627 after the death of Andreas Hakenberger, who was succeeded by Kaspar Förster. He did not lead a serene life; he became sidelined at the Warsaw court, and had long-running feuds with Kaspar Förster, choirmaster of the Marienkirche from 1627 to 1652, and Marco Scacchi, Polish court choirmaster from 1628 to 1649.

Was a French churchman and scholar. He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1666 and

Was a French churchman and scholar. He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1666 and of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres in 1673. Claude Gros de Boze said Tallement was "more to be recommended for his virtues than for his talents".[1]

German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist

German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist

Was a French cellist and composer. In 1935 Tortelier joined the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra a

Was a French cellist and composer. In 1935 Tortelier joined the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra as first cellist and played with them until 1937. He gave performances under Bruno Walter and Arturo Toscanini, and he also played the solo part in Richard Strauss' Don Quixote under the composer. This is a piece which became closely associated with Tortelier, as he gave many performances and recorded it.

Was a French author, journalist and politician. He studied history and law but very early, in 1912,

Was a French author, journalist and politician. He studied history and law but very early, in 1912, he began writing. At first poems, which were published in 1913 under the title La Visite du berger.

Is a Canadian poet.From 1998 to 2003, Vermeersch organized the reading series at the I.V. Lounge in

Is a Canadian poet.From 1998 to 2003, Vermeersch organized the reading series at the I.V. Lounge in downtown Toronto, hosting authors from across North America. During that time he edited the anthology The I.V. Lounge Reader (2001) for Insomniac Press. Si

Was an Estonian poet, author and literary critic.

Was an Estonian poet, author and literary critic.

A science fiction author, community internetwork activist and performer. A strong stream of his art

A science fiction author, community internetwork activist and performer. A strong stream of his art is comic, though dark and surreal at times. His writing is characterised by its off-the-wall invention, naturalistic dialogue and strong Australian character.Paul Voermans was born in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, of Indo ancestry. Brought up in Melbourne, he attended a Clarion Workshop-style, writing course at Monash University at the age of 16 and his first story appeared in The View from the Edge (George Turner, ed.) shortly afterwards.

Was a German-born journalist and political commentator. Wohl met Soviet spy Walter Krivitsky in the

Was a German-born journalist and political commentator. Wohl met Soviet spy Walter Krivitsky in the mid-1920s. When Krivitsky defected, Wohl became his literary agent in the United States. Together, they worked at times on his book, In Stalin's Secret Ser

He was born in 1945 at Urulikkunnam in Kottayam district in Kerala. He lives in Trivandrum.His works

He was born in 1945 at Urulikkunnam in Kottayam district in Kerala. He lives in Trivandrum.His works have been translated into English and other languages. He is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award. Recognised as heterodox in style, Zacharia's short stories and novels are similarly radical in theme. His prose is devoid of sentiment, and he is constantly experimenting technically.

Known professionally as Paula von Preradovic or by her married name as Paula Molden, was a Croatian

Known professionally as Paula von Preradovic or by her married name as Paula Molden, was a Croatian and Austrian writer and narrator.She composed the lyrics for the national anthem of Austria in 1947, Land der Berge, Land am Strome.

Is an American author. She was born Valenza Pauline Burke in Brooklyn to Barbadian parents and educa

Is an American author. She was born Valenza Pauline Burke in Brooklyn to Barbadian parents and educated at Brooklyn College (1953) and Hunter College (1955). Early in her career, she wrote poetry, but later returned to prose. She was chosen by Langston Hughes to accompany him on a world tour in which they both read their work, which was a boon for her career.