Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter U

Was a Japanese author, Christian evangelist, and the founder of the Nonchurch Movement (Mukyokai) of

Was a Japanese author, Christian evangelist, and the founder of the Nonchurch Movement (Mukyokai) of Christianity in the Meiji and Taisho period Japan.Uchimura was born in Edo, and exhibited a talent for languages from a very early age; he started to study the English language at the age of 11. In 1877, he gained admission to the Sapporo Agricultural College (present-day Hokkaido University), where the language of instruction was mostly English.

Is a German rock musician and composer.In October 1983, the West German rock star was surprisingly p

Is a German rock musician and composer.In October 1983, the West German rock star was surprisingly permitted to perform in concert at the Palast der Republik in East Germany. At the concert, Lindenberg sang one of his best-known songs, Sonderzug nach Pankow ("Special Train To Pankow"), which satirized East German leader Erich Honecker, and which he had been asked not to play.

He is a German composer, music director, and conductor.[1] In 1970 he became the dramatic adviser of

He is a German composer, music director, and conductor.[1] In 1970 he became the dramatic adviser of Dresden's State Opera. In 1978 he was appointed as professor of composition at his alma mater, Dresdner Musikhochschule. In 1986, he founded the Dresden Center for Contemporary Music, which is a research center and organizer for concerts and festivals. From 1990 to 2001, Zimmermann was the artistic director of the Leipzig Opera House.

A leading contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language and is considered as one of the mos

A leading contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language and is considered as one of the most important representatives of the Navya movement. Ananthamurthy is counted among the most eminent Indian authors.[1] He is the sixth person among seven recipients of the Jnanpith Award for the Kannada language, the highest literary honor conferred in India.[2] In 1998, he received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India.

Was a Japanese author, scholar and waka poet, and perhaps the most prominent literary figure in eigh

Was a Japanese author, scholar and waka poet, and perhaps the most prominent literary figure in eighteenth century Japan. He was an early writer in the yomihon genre and his two masterpieces, Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Ugetsu monogatari) and Tales of Spring Rain (Harusame monogatari), are central to the canon of Japanese literature.

A Japanese philosopher associated with the postwar Kyoto School. He graduated in philosophy from Kyo

A Japanese philosopher associated with the postwar Kyoto School. He graduated in philosophy from Kyoto University in 1943, and trained in a kamikaze human torpedo (gyorai:??) squad. His main professional interest in philosophy lies in the fields of logic, and American pragmatism, especially with its founding fathers Charles Sanders Peirce, William James and John Dewey. He is now emeritus professor at Kyoto University.[1]

Was an Italian writer and poet. On the death of his father, a physician in Split/Spalato, today Croa

Was an Italian writer and poet. On the death of his father, a physician in Split/Spalato, today Croatia , the family removed to Venice, and at the University of Padua Foscolo completed the studies begun at the Dalmatian grammar school.

Is a Brazilian musician, conductor, arranger, composer, keyboards and vibraphonist.[1] He took part

Is a Brazilian musician, conductor, arranger, composer, keyboards and vibraphonist.[1] He took part at the Brazilian music movements Bossa Nova and Musicanossa.In 1963, together with Eumir Deodato, Sérgio Barrozo, João Palma and Roberto Menescal, he recorded his first LP, A Bossa Nova de Roberto Menescal e Seu Conjunto, playing vibraphone. Titles like "Desafinado", "Batida diferente", "Você e eu" and "Só danço samba" included on this LP, released by the label "Elenco", became some of the Bossa Nova hits. The following year, the band produced the new album: A Nova Bossa Nova de Roberto Menescal e Seu Conjunto, which also included hits like "Samba de verão", "Só tinha de ser com você" and "Bolinha de papel". Apart from playing the vibraphone, Marotta also arranged and composed some of the songs for this second LP.

Is known principally for his work documenting the escape of Nazi war criminals from Europe.Goñi's r

Is known principally for his work documenting the escape of Nazi war criminals from Europe.Goñi's research studies the role of the Vatican, Swiss authorities and the government of Argentina in organising 'ratline' escape routes for fugitive criminals and collaborators.Drawing on investigations in Argentine, Swiss, American, British, and Belgian government archives, as well as numerous interviews and other sources, Goñi's conclusions are detailed extensively in his book The Real Odessa: Smuggling the Nazis to Perón's Argentina (Granta Books, 2002, ISBN 1862075816), published originally in London in 2002 and since then translated into Spanish, Italian, Slovenian, Portuguese and German.

Was a Belarusian romantic writer.Karatkievich was born in 1930 in Orsha, Vitsebsk region. In 1954 he

Was a Belarusian romantic writer.Karatkievich was born in 1930 in Orsha, Vitsebsk region. In 1954 he graduated from the Philological Department of Kiev University and taught first in a village school in the Kiev region of Ukraine and then in his home town, Orsha (Belarus). Later, he completed advanced literature courses (1960), and then cinematography (1962), both in Moscow. Literature then became his main occupation. His first published work was a poem that appeared in 1951, that was later followed by three collections of verse. Later, he turned to prose, and had since published a large number of short stories, in collections entitled Chazenia, The Eye of the Typhoon, From Past Ages, and others.

Was a Belarusian romantic writer. Karatkievic was born in 1930 in Orsha, Viciebsk region. In 1954 he

Was a Belarusian romantic writer. Karatkievic was born in 1930 in Orsha, Viciebsk region. In 1954 he graduated from the Philological Department of Kiev University and taught first in a village school in the Kiev region of Ukraine and then in his home town

Was a Belarusian poet.He was an author of symbolistic love lyrical poetry and patriotic-independence

Was a Belarusian poet.He was an author of symbolistic love lyrical poetry and patriotic-independence related poems (Na rostani). He translated works of Adam Mickiewicz, Henrik Ibsen, Charles Baudelaire.

Is a German contemporary composer, performer, improviser and experimental rock musician based in Los

Is a German contemporary composer, performer, improviser and experimental rock musician based in Los Angeles. Krieger's artistic work spans a broad field from contemporary classical composition and free improvisation to experimental fusion with electronic music, rock, metal and noise. His special interest lies in the exploration of the physical fringes between acoustic and electronic produced sounds. In his music and with his instrument, the saxophone, he developed an original style of playing he calls "acoustic electronics". Acoustic electronics is about using sounds that appear to be electronic but are actually produced on acoustic instruments.

Is a German composer of classical music. His output consists mainly of symphonies, concertos, chambe

Is a German composer of classical music. His output consists mainly of symphonies, concertos, chamber and instrumental music. Leyendecker's music, although not serial, is largely atonal, but often with subtle hints of tonality. He employs regular time signatures in his pieces, yet does not sound so for he utilizes carefully calculated and complex rhythms. His music often contains novel sonic architectures, while still managing to express powerful emotions directly to the listener. He often employs classical abstract forms such as the symphony and concerto form while avoiding operas and ballets.

Is a German pianist and composer. She is also a producer for radio plays, for which she does the dra

Is a German pianist and composer. She is also a producer for radio plays, for which she does the dramaturgy and the music composition. Last but not least, she is a sound artist.

German left-wing militant and co-founder of the Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) after origina

German left-wing militant and co-founder of the Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) after originally working as a journalist for the monthly magazine konkret

Quigley was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College Dublin. A controversial figure, he has al

Quigley was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College Dublin. A controversial figure, he has always been regarded as a maverick in literary circles and has often found himself involved in feuds with fellow writers. Now resident in Wicklow, he occasionally writes newspaper columns and is currently finishing a grand narrative poem entitled Poisoning our Own Wells.

The 9th head (peethadhipathi) of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham.[1] He became head of th

The 9th head (peethadhipathi) of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham.[1] He became head of this 535-year old institution on 1989-09-09, succeeding his father, Mohiddin Badusha II.Alisha is the chairman of the Umar Alisha Rural Development Trust and the Umar Alisha Sahithi Samithi. Alisha is also a poet, writing in the Telugu language, and the editor-in-chief of the spiritual magazine Tatva Znanamu.

Is an eminent poet, scholar and writer, received the Jnanpith Award in 1967 for his contribution to

Is an eminent poet, scholar and writer, received the Jnanpith Award in 1967 for his contribution to Indian, especially Gujarati, literature.

Is an Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher, literary critic and novelist, best known for hi

Is an Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher, literary critic and novelist, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose (Il nome della rosa, 1980), an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory. His 1988 novel Foucault's Pendulum (re-issued by Harcourt in March 2007) has been described as a "thinking person's Da Vinci Code"[1].

Was the pseudonym of Italian poet and novelist Umberto Poli. His creative work was hampered by a lif

Was the pseudonym of Italian poet and novelist Umberto Poli. His creative work was hampered by a life-long struggle with mental illness.It was in 1910 that Poli adopted the nom de plume Saba. The origin of this name is not certain; however, it has been at

Is a judge, human rights activist, and writer from Botswana. She came from a rural background that t

Is a judge, human rights activist, and writer from Botswana. She came from a rural background that tended toward traditional values of the African kind. Her mother could not read English, and in most cases decision-making was done by men. She went on to b

Is a Korean composer of classical music, based in Berlin, Germany. She was awarded the Grawemeyer Aw

Is a Korean composer of classical music, based in Berlin, Germany. She was awarded the Grawemeyer Award in 2004 and the Arnold Schönberg Prize in 2005. Chin's Violin Concerto, for which she was awarded the Grawemeyer, was premiered in 2002 by Viviane Hagner. Since then it has been programmed in Europe, Asia and North America, and performed, among others, by Christian Tetzlaff, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Simon Rattle in 2005.

An Indian author and administrator, notable for his work set in the milieu of the Indian Administrat

An Indian author and administrator, notable for his work set in the milieu of the Indian Administrative Service, especially his novel English August.Chatterjee has written a handful of short stories of which "The Assassination of Indira Gandhi" and "Watching Them" are particularly noteworthy. His best-selling novel, English, August : An Indian story (subsequently made into a major film), was published in 1988 and has since been reprinted several times. A review in Punch described the book as "Beautifully written … English, August is a marvelously intelligent and entertaining novel, and especially for anyone curious about modern India". The novel follows Agastya Sen - a young westernized Indian civil servant whose imagination is dominated by women, literature and soft drugs. This vivid account of "real India" by the young officer posted to the small provincial town of Madna is "a funny, wryly observed account of Agastya Sen's year in the sticks", as described by a reviewer in The Observer.

Was born during 1670 (opinions differ between 1670 and 1688) at Kullada, Ghumusara, a princely state

Was born during 1670 (opinions differ between 1670 and 1688) at Kullada, Ghumusara, a princely state in Orissa and died during 1740 (again opinions differ), considered as the greatest poet of Oriya Literature and was awarded the title "Kavi-Samrata" (also given as Kabi) - "The Emperor of the Poets".[1] Born in a Royal family, Upendra Bhanja had never eyed for throne. His first wife was the sister of the king of Nayagarh and the daughter of the king of Banapur was his second wife, who was an erudite princess and gave Upendra Bhanja poetical inspiration in an abundant measure. His grand father King Dhananjaya Bhanja was a great poet and wrote Raghunath Bilash (The Ramayana), Ratna Manjari (A poetical romance) etc. Which provided models to Upendrabhanja for writing. But unlike his Grand father, he preferred his entire life to poetry rather than to ruling over a kingdom. He had a thorough training in Sanskrit classical literature and mastered Sanskrit Dictionaries such as Amar-Kosha, Trikanda Kosha and Medini-Kosha. He even wrote a dictionary Geetabhidhana for helping poets.