Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a French composer. She is perhaps best known for her 1959 composition for saxophone and orchestr

Was a French composer. She is perhaps best known for her 1959 composition for saxophone and orchestra, Tableaux de Provence (Pictures of Provence) as well as her Flute quartet Suite pour quatuor de Flûtes. Paule Maurice studied music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. Her tutors included Jean Gallon (Harmony), Noël Gallon (Counterpoint and Fugue) and Henri Büsser (Composition). By the age of twenty-three, she was Jean Gallon's teaching assistant. She tutored many students, several of whom became professors to the school. With Pierre Lantier, her husband, she wrote a treatise on harmony which became an important reference work in numerous schools in France and abroad.

Is a Beninese philosopher and politician.Hountondji was educated at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, P

Is a Beninese philosopher and politician.Hountondji was educated at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, graduating in 1966, and taking his doctorate in 1970 (his thesis was on Edmund Husserl). After two years teaching in France and in the Congo Republic,

Is a Beninese poet, journalist, and editor. He was educated in several places including Lyon and by

Is a Beninese poet, journalist, and editor. He was educated in several places including Lyon and by 1971 was a French citizen. He also worked with French poet Philippe Soupault. His two volumes of poetry are Un nègre raconte in 1954 and Anti-grâce in 1967

Was a Polish writer, journalist, playwright and translator. Active in Austro-Hungarian Galicia, he w

Was a Polish writer, journalist, playwright and translator. Active in Austro-Hungarian Galicia, he was one of key figures in Ukrainian national revival. He is mostly known as a founder and editor-in-chief of a Polish-Ukrainian Siolo monthly. His fascination with Ukrainian folk lore also earned him the title of a precursor of the chlopomania trend in Galician culture of late 19th century.[1]A fan of Taras Shevchenko's poetry since his student years, Swiecicki became one of the first to translate his poems to Polish language. Already in 1864 Swiecicki started working for the local Ukrainian Theatre. He wrote numerous Ukrainian-language fables and dramas. He also tried to fill in the cultural gap in Ukrainian culture by translating to that language many foreign screenplays, notably Shakespeare's Hamlet and Józef Konrad's Cyganie (Gypsies).

Was a prominent early African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, and editor. She is consider

Was a prominent early African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, and editor. She is considered a pioneer in her use of the romantic novel to explore social and racial themes. Her work is significantly influenced by W.E.B. DuBois.

Is known as one of South Africa's greatest writers.Pauline Smith was born on 2 April 1882 in Oudtsho

Is known as one of South Africa's greatest writers.Pauline Smith was born on 2 April 1882 in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, and grew up in the Little Karoo. At the age of thirteen she was sent to boarding school in England and never lived permanently in South Africa again, though throughout her life she made a number of extended visits to the country. Her extended visit of 1913-1914, and the journal that she kept, formed the basis of many stories of "the Little Karoo" and her novel "The Beadle."

A French composer, songwriter and singer.She began to play the piano at 5. When she was 12 years old

A French composer, songwriter and singer.She began to play the piano at 5. When she was 12 years old, she joined the Conservatory of Lille, where her piano teacher, David Masson, transmitted his passion. Then she prepared to pass the Diplôme d'études musicales that she obtained at 15. She worked and wrote some texts with Martin Rappeneau, Lena Ka, Jean-Luc Léonardon and François Welgryn. Allô le monde, her first album, was released on October 1, 2007. During the concert on the Champ de Mars on July 14, Pauline, then 20 years, sang her hit "Allô le monde" in front of more than 500,000 people.

Was a leading nineteenth-century French mezzo-soprano, pedagogue and composer of Spanish descent. He

Was a leading nineteenth-century French mezzo-soprano, pedagogue and composer of Spanish descent. Her name appears in various forms. When it is not simply "Pauline Viardot", it most commonly appears in association with her maiden name García or the unaccented form, Garcia. This name sometimes precedes Viardot and sometimes follows it. Sometimes the words are hyphenated; sometimes they are not. She achieved initial fame as "Pauline García"; the accent was dropped at some point, but exactly when is not clear.[1] After her marriage, she referred to herself simply as "Mme. Viardot".[2]

Is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist.At his parents' wishes, Coelho enrolled in law school and aband

Is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist.At his parents' wishes, Coelho enrolled in law school and abandoned his dream of becoming a writer. One year later, he dropped out and lived life as a hippie, traveling through South America, North Africa, Mexico, and Europe and becoming immersed in the drug culture of the 1960s.[5][6] Upon his return to Brazil, Coelho worked as a songwriter, composing lyrics for Elis Regina, Rita Lee, and Brazilian icon Raul Seixas. Composing with Raul led to Paulo being associated with satanism and occultism, due to the content of some songs.[7] In 1974, Coelho was arrested and tortured for "subversive" activities by the ruling military government, who had taken power ten years earlier and viewed his lyrics as left-wing and dangerous.[4] Coelho also worked as an actor, journalist, and theatre director before pursuing his writing career.[7]

Is a Brazilian scientist and music composer. He is best known by his samba compositions, including t

Is a Brazilian scientist and music composer. He is best known by his samba compositions, including the famous 'Ronda' and 'Boca da Noite', and for his scientific works in herpetology. He is considered one of the greatest samba composers from São Paulo. Actually, although retired as scientist, he still develops researches for University of São Paulo (USP).[1]

Was a Brazilian journalist, political pundit, novelist and critic.A controversial personality, Franc

Was a Brazilian journalist, political pundit, novelist and critic.A controversial personality, Francis became a highlight of modern Brazilian journalism through his multifarious intellectual references and the colloquial qualities of his writing, as well as for his biting wit and sarcasm - which were taken for granted by friends and adversaries alike, but which were considered by his critiques as a bonus as well as a limitation.

Was a Brazilian writer and journalist.

Was a Brazilian writer and journalist.

Was a Dutch author of Dutch East Indies literature of the nineteenth century.The autodidact Daum was

Was a Dutch author of Dutch East Indies literature of the nineteenth century.The autodidact Daum was born in impoverished circumstances of a single mother in the Netherlands and did not enjoy much education. However already was a writer of several novels and a journalist at Dutch newspapers before he moved to the Dutch East Indies in 1879.

Was a humanist Neo-Latin writer, translator and composer. Melissus was born in Mellrichstadt. He stu

Was a humanist Neo-Latin writer, translator and composer. Melissus was born in Mellrichstadt. He studied and attended school in Zwickau from 1557 to 1559, and studied philology in Erfurt and Jena. From 1560 to 1564 he lived in Vienna, where in 1561 he became poet laureate. He stayed in Prague, Wittenberg and Leipzig, and was called to the court of the bishop of Würzburg and went on a campaign to Hungary with him.

Was a Greek traveller and geographer of the 2nd century A.D., who lived in the times of Hadrian, Ant

Was a Greek traveller and geographer of the 2nd century A.D., who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius.

Was a well known rationalist, literary critic and left wing political activist from Kerala, India.Du

Was a well known rationalist, literary critic and left wing political activist from Kerala, India.During 1944-46, Pavanan served in the Indian Army of British India. Later, after leaving the army, he worked as an Inspector in Co-operative Department in north Kerala.Since 1949, Pavanan took up journalism as his career along with his left-wing political activism. He first stint as a journalist was as an editorial board member of the Malayalam journal, Jayakeralam, published from Chennai then known as Madras. During 1952-53 he worked as a sub-editor of Pourashakthi before becoming a staff-reporter with Deshabhimani, the Malayalam organ of the undivided Communist Party of India. During 1965-67

Was a noted Croatian writer, historian, linguist and publisher.In 1677 he wrote a treatise on the cl

Was a noted Croatian writer, historian, linguist and publisher.In 1677 he wrote a treatise on the clan Gusici, published in 1681, the same year he wrote a number of poems for one Aleksandar Mikulic, a Zagreb canon. As he developed a reputation of a learned man, his native town of Senj elected him as their representative in the Hungarian diet in Sopron. On April 19, 1683, due to the efforts of Ritter Vitezovic, the diet proclaimed a charter granting the town of Senj their ancient rights, protecting them from the local military commander captain Herberstein who had terrorized the citizens at the time.

Was a Croatian encyclopaedist who spent the latter half of his life in Spain.He attended the Univers

Was a Croatian encyclopaedist who spent the latter half of his life in Spain.He attended the University of Zagreb where he finished a degree in Croatistis and Slavistics in 1930. He was subsequently a gymnasium professor. He edited Hrvatski jezik was also a member of the Croatian Encyclopedia project. He was a member of the Croatian Publishing and Bibliographic Institute and edited its publication Književni tjednik.

Was a Czech composer and music teacher.Borkovec studied at the Prague Conservatory under Josef Suk.

Was a Czech composer and music teacher.Borkovec studied at the Prague Conservatory under Josef Suk. From 1946 to 1967 he taught at the Academy of Musical Arts in Prague. His students there included Pavel Blatný, Jirí Pauer, Vladimír Sommer, Petr Eben, Jan Klusák and Jan Truhlár. He composed around two operas, two piano concertos, one concerto grosso, a ballet, and five string quartets.

Was a Slovene poet. He was a famous author of dramas.

Was a Slovene poet. He was a famous author of dramas.

Was a Czech composer who was killed in the Holocaust. He is an exponent of Leoš Janácek´s composi

Was a Czech composer who was killed in the Holocaust. He is an exponent of Leoš Janácek´s compositional school. In his compositions he used also elements of folk music and jazz. Although his output was not large, he is notable particularly for his song cycles and string quartets.[1]Of the more than 50 works written during the next 20 years or so, only 18 were given opus numbers by the self-critical composer himself. While still working in his father's business, he wrote musical works of all kinds, including symphonic and choral works, lieder, chamber music, scores for cinema and theatre and the opera Šarlatán (The Charlatan), first performed in Brno to great acclaim in April 1938.

Was a Belarusian writer. He was a cousin of another Belarusian writer, Ales Prudnikau.Pavel Prudnika

Was a Belarusian writer. He was a cousin of another Belarusian writer, Ales Prudnikau.Pavel Prudnikau was born in a large peasant family. Hard events took place at the time of his childhood: World War I (1914-1918), an establishing of new communist system, the Russian Civil War and the Soviet-Polish War. Due to the geographical position of the village Stary Dedin, the battle fields didn't touched it but in 1918-1920 the village was situated near the front-line area. Because of it all the neighbouring schools were closed and Pavel had to wait for the appearance of the permanent place for studying.

Czech composer and trumpeter. Contemporary and associate of Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber.

Czech composer and trumpeter. Contemporary and associate of Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber.

Was a Czech choral composer and conductor.He was a chorister in a monastery in Opava when young, and

Was a Czech choral composer and conductor.He was a chorister in a monastery in Opava when young, and studied philosophy in Brno and Olomouc. He became an Augustinian friar in 1845, entering the St. Thomas's Abbey, and was named choirmaster there in 1848. He founded two choral societies in Brno, and gave choral and chamber music concerts there regularly. Among his choral students was Leoš Janácek. Krížkovský was a dedicated Slavic culturalist, and often gave performances of lesser-known Moravian and Czech composers before withdrawing from secular musicianship in the 1870s as a result of the Cecilian movement. Following this he became choir director at a cathedral in Olomouc, and retired in 1877. He died in Brno.

Was a Bulgarian Science Fiction writer.He was one of the very first Bulgarian Science Fiction author

Was a Bulgarian Science Fiction writer.He was one of the very first Bulgarian Science Fiction authors, writing many books, articles and movie scripts. Vezhinov is perhaps best known for his 1977 novel Barierata (Barrier), written after the death of his first wife. He is also one of the authors to be taught in Bulgarian schools.