Writer/journalist Famous Names

Was an organist, music theorist, and composer of the Baroque era. Werckmeister is best known today a

Was an organist, music theorist, and composer of the Baroque era. Werckmeister is best known today as a theorist, in particular through his writings Musicae mathematicae hodegus curiosus... (1687) and Musikalische Temperatur, oder... (1691), in which he coined the term well temperament and described a system of well temperament now known as Werckmeister temperament.

Is an Albanian poet and journalist of Greek ethnicity. Zarbalas, was born in the village of Llazat n

Is an Albanian poet and journalist of Greek ethnicity. Zarbalas, was born in the village of Llazat near Sarandë, in southern Albania. He initially worked as a Greek language teacher in local schools. At 1968 he started to write poems in the literary column of the newspaper Laiko Vima, which was the only printed media allowed to be published in Greek language, in communist Albania (1945–1991). He mainly composed poems in free verse.[1]

A Russian novelist, poet, theorist, and literary critic. His miasmal and profoundly disturbing novel

A Russian novelist, poet, theorist, and literary critic. His miasmal and profoundly disturbing novel Petersburg was regarded by Vladimir Nabokov as one of the four greatest novels of the twentieth century.

Is a Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for National Pub

Is a Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for National Public Radio.

Was a Russian writer, dissident, gulag survivor, emigrant, Professor of Sorbonne University, magazin

Was a Russian writer, dissident, gulag survivor, emigrant, Professor of Sorbonne University, magazine founder and publisher. He frequently wrote under the pseudonym ????? ???? (Abram Tertz).

Was a Romanian poet and revolutionary of Transylvania (then in the Habsburg Monarchy).

Was a Romanian poet and revolutionary of Transylvania (then in the Habsburg Monarchy).

Was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov, a Russian writer of the Soviet period whose works

Was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov, a Russian writer of the Soviet period whose works anticipate existentialism. Platonov was one of the early writers who emerged after the Russian revolution. Although he was a Communist, his works were bann

Is a Montenegrin-Bosnian writer and columnist.Andrej was born and raised in Sarajevo, Bosnia to a mi

Is a Montenegrin-Bosnian writer and columnist.Andrej was born and raised in Sarajevo, Bosnia to a mixed Montenegrin-Greek family. In 1992, following the breakout of ethnic strife in Bosnia that soon evolved into an all out war, Nikolaidis' family moved to

Was a poet who penned the Latvian epic Lacplesis (The Bear Slayer, first published in 1888) and a pr

Was a poet who penned the Latvian epic Lacplesis (The Bear Slayer, first published in 1888) and a prominent figure in the Young Latvia movement. Growing up on both banks of the Daugava river, he was one of three children from the civil parish chosen by th

Is an American radio and television writer. He became most famous as a humorist and commentator with

Is an American radio and television writer. He became most famous as a humorist and commentator with his weekly broadcast A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney, a part of the CBS news program 60 Minutes since 1978.Rooney joined CBS in 1949, as a writer for Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, when Godfrey was at his peak on CBS radio and TV. The program was a hit, reaching number one in 1952, during Rooney's tenure with the program. He also wrote for Godfrey's daytime radio and TV show Arthur Godfrey Time. He later moved on to The Garry Moore Show, which also became a hit program. During the same period, he also wrote for CBS News public affairs programs such as The 20th century.

Was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Aust

Was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his child

Was a linguist, writer, educator, and a De La Salle Brother. He served as president of De La Salle U

Was a linguist, writer, educator, and a De La Salle Brother. He served as president of De La Salle University from 1979 to 1991 and from 1994 to 1998. From 1998 to 2001 he served as Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. After his term ended, he returned to De La Salle University as Vice President for Academics and Research from 2001 to 2003 and as Presidential Adviser for Academics and Research from 2003 to 2005.

A Scottish father and English Mother. He is the author of about twenty books, written in English and

A Scottish father and English Mother. He is the author of about twenty books, written in English and Spanish. A State of Fear has become a classic on the years of terror in Argentina. It was first published by Eland Books in 1986.Graham-Yooll joined the Buenos Aires Herald in 1966. He left the paper in 1976 when the military dictatorship forced him into exile. In Britain he worked for The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian, before becoming editor of South magazine in 1985. In 1989 he was appointed editor of Index on Censorship magazine. In 1994 he returned to Argentina and the Buenos Aires Herald, where he became editor-in-chief and president of the board. From 1998 until December 2007 he was the paper’s senior editor. He is now the Ombudsman at Perfil.

Is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively represent

Is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths.[1] He is also a founder and national advisory board member of PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children.

Is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre, and also the elder brother of cellist Ju

Is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre, and also the elder brother of cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. Webber started composing at the age of six and published his first piece when he was 9.

Was an English metaphysical poet, and the son of a Church of England clergyman (also named Andrew Ma

Was an English metaphysical poet, and the son of a Church of England clergyman (also named Andrew Marvell). As a metaphysical poet, he is associated with John Donne and George Herbert. He was a colleague and friend of John Milton.

Was one of the leading Australian poets of the 1970s[citation needed]. Although he lacks the public

Was one of the leading Australian poets of the 1970s[citation needed]. Although he lacks the public profile of several of his contemporaries, he has since come to be regarded as a major figure in Australian poetry, with a body of work notable for its intelligence and its formal, emotional and geographical diversity.He was born in Warrnambool, Victoria in 1940. Educated at the University of Melbourne, Taylor moved to Adelaide in 1970 where he taught at the English Department at the University of Adelaide, mainly in American Literature, and in 1975 co-founded the ongoing poetry reading group Friendly Street Poets. In 1992 he became Foundation Professor of English at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. He has been a member of the South Australian Arts Grants Advisory Committee, the Australian Society of Authors Management Committee and acting chairperson of the Literature Board of the Australia Council. In addition, he has been Chairperson of Writers' Week at the Adelaide Festival of the Arts, and was one of the founders of Adelaide's Friendly Street poetry readings, and the architect of the South Australian Writers' Centre, the first and prototype of many subsequent Writers' Centres throughout Australia.

An Australian novelist. Born in Dalby, Queensland, he is the ninth of ten children. His primary scho

An Australian novelist. Born in Dalby, Queensland, he is the ninth of ten children. His primary schooling was at St Columba's in Dalby, and later he was College Captain while attending St Mary's, Dalby. His final two years at school, years 11 and 12, were spent at Marist College Ashgrove. He commenced an Arts degree at the University of Queensland but dropped out after only one month to return home to work on the family wheat farm.His first novel, Praise, won the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1991, a success that launched him on a full-time writing career.

Was a Scottish-born writer who lived most of his adult life in France. Baronet in the Jacobite Peera

Was a Scottish-born writer who lived most of his adult life in France. Baronet in the Jacobite Peerage. Ramsay was in England in 1730, and received an honorary degree from the University of Oxford. The claim was nominally his discipleship to Fenelon, but in reality beyond doubt his connection with the Jacobite party. He died at St Germain-en-Laye (Seine-et-Oise) on May 6, 1743.

Is an English poet, novelist and biographer, who is the current Poet Laureate in the United Kingdom.

Is an English poet, novelist and biographer, who is the current Poet Laureate in the United Kingdom.Raised in Stisted near Braintree in Essex, he was educated at Radley College. When he was 17, his mother had a riding accident and spent the next nine year

An Australian novelist.He studied Arts at Melbourne University before travelling and working in cent

An Australian novelist.He studied Arts at Melbourne University before travelling and working in central and northern Australia. Following that, he lived and worked in Tokyo and Nagano, Japan. He presently lives in Vancouver, Canada.While living in Japan, he wrote his first novel, Tuvalu which won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award and Commonwealth Writers' Prize (South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best First Book). Tuvalu was also longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2008.

Was a novelist, poet, freelance writer and journalist of Jamaican and Trinidadian origin. Salkey was

Was a novelist, poet, freelance writer and journalist of Jamaican and Trinidadian origin. Salkey was born in Panama but was raised in Jamaica. He died in Amherst, Massachusetts.After completing his basic education in Jamaica, Salkey attended the Universit

Is a Russian poet and writer who has been referred to by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest livin

Is a Russian poet and writer who has been referred to by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest living poets in any language." He lives and works in Moscow.Early in his life, Andrey was fascinated with painting and architecture, in 1957 graduating from the

Is a Ukrainian novelist who writes in Russian. His father was a test pilot for the Soviet Union and

Is a Ukrainian novelist who writes in Russian. His father was a test pilot for the Soviet Union and his mother was a doctor. He is the author of 13 novels and 5 books for children. His work is currently translated into 25 languages including English, Japa

Was a Georgian composer. He was the son of Meliton Balanchivadze, the composer, and brother of Georg

Was a Georgian composer. He was the son of Meliton Balanchivadze, the composer, and brother of George Balanchine, the famous Georgian-American choreographer.