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Drysdale, Don
Don Drysdale was an American professional baseball player who was a star right-handed power pitcher for the Los......
Du Bois, W.E.B.
W.E.B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, author, editor, and activist who was the most important......
Du Casse, Pierre-Emmanuel-Albert, Baron
Pierre-Emmanuel-Albert, baron du Casse was a French soldier and military historian who was the first editor of......
Dube, John Langalibalele
John Langalibalele Dube was a South African minister, educator, journalist, and author of Insila ka Shaka (1930;......
Dubois, Pierre
Pierre Dubois was a French lawyer and political pamphleteer during the reign of Philip IV the Fair. His most important......
Duby, Georges
Georges Duby was a member of the French Academy, holder of the chair in medieval history at the Collège de France......
Ducommun, Élie
Élie Ducommun was a Swiss writer and editor who in 1902, with Charles-Albert Gobat, won the Nobel Prize for Peace.......
Duffy, Carol Ann
Carol Ann Duffy is a British poet whose well-known and well-liked poetry engaged such topics as gender and oppression,......
Dulany, Daniel
Daniel Dulany was a lawyer who was an influential political figure in the period just before the American Revolution.......
Dummer, Jeremiah
Jeremiah Dummer was a British-American colonial agent, author, and benefactor of Yale College. Jeremiah Dummer,......
Duncan, David Douglas
David Douglas Duncan was an American photojournalist noted for his dramatic combat photographs of the Korean War.......
Duncan, Ronald
Ronald Duncan was a British playwright, poet, and man of letters whose verse plays express the contrast between......
Dunne, Finley Peter
Finley Peter Dunne was an American journalist and humorist who created the homely philosopher Mr. Dooley. Dunne......
Dunne, John Gregory
John Gregory Dunne was an American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter who is noted for his works of social......
Duque, Iván
Iván Duque is a Colombian centre-right politician, lawyer, and author who became president of Colombia in 2018.......
Durán, Agustín
Agustín Durán was a Spanish literary critic, bibliographer, librarian, writer, and editor who was one of the major......
Duyckinck, Evert Augustus
Evert Augustus Duyckinck was an American biographer, editor, and critic who with such works as the two-volume Cyclopaedia......
Dyce, Alexander
Alexander Dyce was a Scottish editor whose works, characterized by scrupulous care and integrity, contributed to......
Déry, Tibor
Tibor Déry was a Hungarian novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright, one of the most respected and controversial......
d’Ors y Rovira, Eugenio
Eugenio d’Ors y Rovira was a Catalan essayist, philosopher, and art critic who was a leading ideologue of the Catalan......
Eastman, Max
Max Eastman was an American poet, editor, and prominent radical before and after World War I. Eastman was educated......
Ebert, Roger
Roger Ebert was an American film critic, perhaps the best known of his profession, who became the first person......
Eckermann, Johann Peter
Johann Peter Eckermann was a German writer, chiefly remembered as the assistant and close associate of the aging......
Edel, Leon
Leon Edel was an American literary critic and biographer, who was the foremost 20th-century authority on the life......
Edes, Benjamin
Benjamin Edes was the founder and co-owner with John Gill of the New England newspaper, the Boston Gazette and......
Edwards, Sir Owen Morgan
Sir Owen Morgan Edwards was a Welsh writer and educator who greatly influenced the revival of Welsh literature......
Eekhoud, Georges
Georges Eekhoud was one of the first important Belgian regionalist novelists. Also a poet, essayist, dramatist,......
Effen, Justus van
Justus van Effen was a Dutch essayist and journalist whose straightforward didactic pieces, modelled on foreign......
Egmont, John Perceval, 2nd earl of, 1st Baron Lovel And Holland
John Perceval, 2nd earl of Egmont was an eccentric British politician and pamphleteer, a confidant of George III.......
Einstein, Alfred
Alfred Einstein was an eminent German-American musicologist and critic. Einstein was born into a family of scholars......
Eisenstaedt, Alfred
Alfred Eisenstaedt was a pioneering German-born American photojournalist whose images, many of them for Life magazine,......
Eisner, Kurt
Kurt Eisner was a German socialist journalist and statesman who organized the Socialist Revolution that overthrew......
Eitner, Robert
Robert Eitner was a German musicologist, editor, and bibliographer. Largely self-taught in music, Eitner in 1853......
Eliot, T.S.
T.S. Eliot was an American-English poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor, a leader of the Modernist movement......
embedded journalism
embedded journalism, the practice of placing journalists within and under the control of one side’s military during......
Eminescu, Mihail
Mihail Eminescu was a poet who transformed both the form and content of Romanian poetry, creating a school of poetry......
Engler, Adolf
Adolf Engler was a German botanist famous for his system of plant classification and for his expertise as a plant......
Enright, D.J.
D.J. Enright was a British poet, novelist, and teacher. After receiving a master’s degree at the University of......
Erasmus
Erasmus was a Dutch humanist who was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, the first editor of the......
Ernst, Paul
Paul Ernst was a German writer known particularly for his short stories and for essays on philosophical, economic,......
Erskine, John
John Erskine was a U.S. educator, musician, and novelist noted for energetic, skilled work in several different......
Espinosa, Pedro de
Pedro de Espinosa was a Spanish poet and editor of the anthology Flores de poetas ilustres de España (1605; “Flowers......
Eudemus Of Rhodes
Eudemus Of Rhodes was a Greek philosopher who was a pupil of Aristotle and a friend of Theophrastus. Together with......
Evans, George Henry
George Henry Evans was an American pro-labour social reformer and newspaper editor who sought to enhance the position......
Ewart, Gavin
Gavin Ewart was a British poet noted for his light verse, which frequently dealt with sexual themes. He also wrote......
Eötvös, Károly
Károly Eötvös was a Hungarian writer, lawyer, and politician best known as the defense counsel in a notorious case......
Fabricius, Johann Albert
Johann Albert Fabricius was a German classical scholar and the greatest of 18th-century bibliographers. In 1689,......
Fadiman, Clifton
Clifton Fadiman was an American editor, anthologist, and writer known for his extraordinary memory and his wide-ranging......
Faludi, Susan
Susan Faludi is an American feminist and award-winning journalist and author, known especially for her exploration......
Farley, Harriet
Harriet Farley was an American writer and editor, remembered largely for her stewardship of the Lowell Offering,......
Farmer, Fannie
Fannie Farmer was an American cookery expert, originator of what is today the renowned Fannie Farmer Cookbook.......
Farrar, Margaret Petherbridge
Margaret Petherbridge Farrar was an American editor whose enormously popular series of crossword puzzle books capitalized......
Farrow, Ronan
Ronan Farrow is an American journalist whose investigative reporting for The New Yorker helped expose allegations......
Fauset, Jessie Redmon
Jessie Redmon Fauset was an African American novelist, critic, poet, and editor known for her discovery and encouragement......
Febvre, Lucien Paul Victor
Lucien Paul Victor Febvre was a French historian of the early modern period and organizer of major national and......
Feininger, Andreas
Andreas Feininger was an American photographer and writer on photographic technique, noted for his photos of nature......
Fell, John
John Fell was an English Anglican priest, author, editor, and typographer who as dean and bishop at Oxford was......
Fenno, John
John Fenno was a publisher and editor, founder in 1789 of the Gazette of the United States, a major political organ......
Fenton, James
James Fenton is an English poet and journalist who was remarked upon for his facility with a wide variety of verse......
Ferguson, Robert
Robert Ferguson was a Scottish conspirator and pamphleteer known as “the Plotter,” who gave indiscriminate support......
Fernández de Lizardi, José Joaquín
José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi was a Mexican editor, pamphleteer, and novelist, a leading literary figure in......
Ferreira de Castro, José Maria
José Maria Ferreira de Castro was a journalist and novelist, considered to be one of the fathers of contemporary......
Ferreira, Manuel
Manuel Ferreira was a Portuguese-born scholar and fiction writer whose work centred on African themes. After Ferreira’s......
Festus, Sextus Pompeius
Sextus Pompeius Festus was a Latin grammarian who made an abridgment in 20 books, arranged alphabetically, of Marcus......
Field, Eugene
Eugene Field was an American poet and journalist, best known, to his disgust, as the “poet of childhood.” Field......
Fielding, Henry
Henry Fielding was a novelist and playwright, who, with Samuel Richardson, is considered a founder of the English......
First, Ruth
Ruth First was a South African activist, scholar, and journalist known for her relentless opposition to South Africa’s......
Fisk, Robert
Robert Fisk was a British journalist and best-selling author known for his coverage of the Middle East. Fisk earned......
Fitts, Dudley
Dudley Fitts was an American teacher, critic, poet, and translator, best known for his contemporary English versions......
Flaiano, Ennio
Ennio Flaiano was an Italian screenwriter, playwright, novelist, journalist, and drama critic who was especially......
Flanner, Janet
Janet Flanner was an American writer who was the Paris correspondent for The New Yorker magazine for nearly half......
Fleischer, Nat
Nat Fleischer was an American sports journalist who was an outstanding authority on boxing. (Read Gene Tunney’s......
Flores Magón, Ricardo
Ricardo Flores Magón was a Mexican reformer and anarchist who was an intellectual precursor of the Mexican Revolution.......
Flynn, Gillian
Gillian Flynn is an American writer known for her darkly entertaining tales of murder and deceit in the Midwest.......
Fontanes, Louis, marquis de
Louis, marquis de Fontanes was a French man of letters who represented Catholic and conservative opinion during......
Forché, Carolyn
Carolyn Forché is an American poet whose concern for human rights is reflected in her writing, especially in the......
Ford, Ford Madox
Ford Madox Ford was an English novelist, editor, and critic, an international influence in early 20th-century literature.......
Forrest, Leon
Leon Forrest was an African-American author of large, inventive novels that fuse myth, history, legend, and contemporary......
Forster, John
John Forster was a writer and journalist, a notable figure in mid-19th-century literary London who, through his......
Forsyth, Frederick
Frederick Forsyth is a British author of best-selling thriller novels noted for their journalistic style and their......
Fortune, T. Thomas
T. Thomas Fortune was the leading black American journalist of the late 19th century. The son of slaves, Fortune......
Francis, Sir Philip
Sir Philip Francis was an English politician and pamphleteer, known as an antagonist of Warren Hastings, the first......
Franklin, John Hope
John Hope Franklin was an American historian and educator noted for his scholarly reappraisal of the American Civil......
Fraşeri, Şemseddin Sami
Şemseddin Sami Fraşeri was an author and lexicographer who was a leading figure in 19th-century Turkish literature.......
Frederic, Harold
Harold Frederic was an American journalist, foreign correspondent, and author of several historical novels. Interested......
Frederick, Pauline
Pauline Frederick was a pioneer American female broadcast journalist. She was the first woman to become a network......
Freed, Leonard
Leonard Freed was an American photojournalist known for his gripping magazine photo-essays, especially those that......
Freiligrath, Ferdinand
Ferdinand Freiligrath was one of the outstanding German political poets of the 19th century, whose verse gave poetic......
Freneau, Philip
Philip Freneau was an American poet, essayist, and editor, known as the “poet of the American Revolution.” After......
Frick, Ford
Ford Frick was an American baseball journalist and executive who was instrumental in the founding of the Baseball......
Friedman, Thomas L.
Thomas L. Friedman is an American journalist, who is best known for his coverage of Middle Eastern affairs and......
Friendly, Fred W.
Fred W. Friendly was a U.S. broadcast producer and journalist. He began his career in radio in 1938 and later joined......
Fritzsche, Hans
Hans Fritzsche was a German journalist and broadcaster, a member of the Nazi propaganda ministry, whose nightly......
Frost, Sir David
Sir David Frost was an English talk-show host, journalist, and writer who was noted for his interviews of public......
Fréron, Louis
Louis Fréron was a journalist of the French Revolution and leader of the jeunesse dorée (“gilded youth”) who terrorized......
Fuentes, Carlos
Carlos Fuentes was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, playwright, critic, and diplomat whose experimental......
Fujiwara Sadaie
Fujiwara Sadaie was one of the greatest poets of his age and Japan’s most influential poetic theorist and critic......
Funes, Mauricio
Mauricio Funes is a Salvadoran television journalist who served as president of El Salvador (2009–14). Funes was......
Furness, Horace Howard
Horace Howard Furness was an American compiler, with his son and others, of variorum editions of 20 of Shakespeare’s......
Furnivall, Frederick James
Frederick James Furnivall was an English literary scholar who, partly by his own efforts in textual criticism and......

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