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He studied at Buda and Padua, and became tutor to the children of Alexander Mourousis, Prince of Wal

He studied at Buda and Padua, and became tutor to the children of Alexander Mourousis, Prince of Wallachia. After the fall of that prince in 1811, Christopoulos was employed by John Caradja, who had been appointed hospodar of Walachia, in drawing up a code of laws for that country.

Is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English, best known for h

Is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English, best known for his political plays opposing the South African system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy-Award winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood.[1] He is an adjunct professor of playwriting, acting, and directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California, San Diego.[2] For academic year 2000–2001, he was the IU Class of 1963 Wells Scholar Professor at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana.[3] The recipient of many awards, honors, and honorary degrees, including the 2005 Order of Ikhamanga in Silver "for his excellent contribution and achievements in the theatre" from the government of South Africa,[4] he is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[5]

Was an award-winning Greek poet. He studied Civil engineering at the National Technical University o

Was an award-winning Greek poet. He studied Civil engineering at the National Technical University of Athens and abroad (in Belgium, England and France), and worked for the Hellenic State Railways from 1944 to 1972. His collection of poems ????te ?a? a???? was awarded the State Prize for Poetry in 1967.[1]

Was Latvian author, linguist and teacher. Kronvalds was born to a tailor, but was raised by priests

Was Latvian author, linguist and teacher. Kronvalds was born to a tailor, but was raised by priests of Durbe. After studies in Liepaja he became a private teacher. In 1860 he started to study medicine at the University of Berlin; however, he left after ha

Was an influential Armenian writer, poet and national figure from the late 19th century and early 20

Was an influential Armenian writer, poet and national figure from the late 19th century and early 20th century. He was killed by the Turkish authorities during the Armenian Genocide

Was a Finnish left-wing intellectual, journalist, member of Finnish parliament (1936-1953) and cultu

Was a Finnish left-wing intellectual, journalist, member of Finnish parliament (1936-1953) and cultural critic. He was born in Saltvik. Wirtanen rose to parliament from the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) list, but in 1946 he defected to the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). Wirtanen was also active in the Socialist Unity Party (SYP) and served as its chairman 1948-1955. In 1955, Wirtanen led the SYP's out of the SKDL. Wirtanen was fired twice (1941 and 1947) from the publication Arbetarbladet and once (1953) from the magazine Ny Tid.

A writer, feminist and broadcaster. She was born in 1913 in Lucknow in a taluqdar background. She mo

A writer, feminist and broadcaster. She was born in 1913 in Lucknow in a taluqdar background. She moved to Britain in 1947.

Is an Egyptian composer, arranger, violinist, and conductor. He is a member of that nation's second

Is an Egyptian composer, arranger, violinist, and conductor. He is a member of that nation's second generation of classical composers.He studied traditional Egyptian music at the Fuad I Institute for Traditional Music, where he also studied Western classi

Was a scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada. Ramanujan wore many hats a

Was a scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada. Ramanujan wore many hats as a scholar and author, those of a philologist, folklorist, translator, poet and playwright. His academic research ranged across five languages: Tamil, Kan

Was a famous Telugu poetess who wrote Telugu Ramayan. She was popularly known as Molla or Mollamamba

Was a famous Telugu poetess who wrote Telugu Ramayan. She was popularly known as Molla or Mollamamba.Her father Kesana was a potter of Gopavaram, a village in Kovur Mandal, a few miles north of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh state. He was a Shivite and devotee of Mallikarjuna(an incarnation of Shiva) of Srisailam. He gave her daughter name Molla, that means Jasmine, favourite flower to God, and also called with nickname, Basavi in the respect of Basaveswara(another incarnation of Shiva).

Was a prominent Assamese litterateur from Assam. He excelled as a poet, dramatist, children story wr

Was a prominent Assamese litterateur from Assam. He excelled as a poet, dramatist, children story writer and translator. He was bestowed the epithet “Sahitycharjya” by Oxom Xahitya Xabha, the premier literary organization of Assam..

Was an Iraqi journalist and reporter for al-Arabiya television who was abducted and murdered while c

Was an Iraqi journalist and reporter for al-Arabiya television who was abducted and murdered while covering a story. [1] She had previously worked for al-Jazeera. In the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War she became one of the most familiar faces on Arabic-language satellite television.Bahjat was abducted and killed in Samarra in the aftermath of the 22 February 2006 bomb attack that devastated the Al Askari Mosque. Her cameraman, Khaled Mahmoud Al Falahi (39) and a technician Adnan Khairallah (36) also were killed. A fourth member of the team managed to escape the ambush. Her team was surrounded by a crowd of civilians, but, according to the surviving crew member, two armed men fired shots in the air, dispersing the crowd. One of the armed men shouted, "We want the anchorwoman." Bahjat cried for help from the crowd but to no avail.

Was an American writer, poet and activist.

Was an American writer, poet and activist.

Is a French journalist. She is the daughter of Marc Pulvar, a syndicalist and political Caribbean in

Is a French journalist. She is the daughter of Marc Pulvar, a syndicalist and political Caribbean independantist. She has a daughter born in 1997. She lived with the chef Alain Passard from 2008 to 2009. She is now the companion of the French politician Arnaud Montebourg, former deputy chief secretary of the Parti Socialiste French

Was a Polish-born French violinist and composer. Duranowski was born in Warsaw. He studied the violi

Was a Polish-born French violinist and composer. Duranowski was born in Warsaw. He studied the violin in Paris with Giovanni Battista Viotti, becoming leader of the Brussels opera orchestra in 1790. He toured Europe and settled in Strasbourg. One of the most eminent virtuosos of his time and an important influence on Niccolò Paganini, he was known for his extraordinary technique, especially in trilling, bowing and passage-work. Among his compositions, the Concerto in A major op.8 and airs variés for violin and orchestra are noteworthy. [1][2] He died at Strasbourg.

Was a German opera composer and poet. In 1874 he moved to Berlin, where he continued his studies und

Was a German opera composer and poet. In 1874 he moved to Berlin, where he continued his studies under Friedrich Kiel. Here he produced more significant works, among others the Piano Quartet in E flat major, opus 18, which was awarded the Florentine Quartet Prize of 1877 by Johannes Brahms and Robert Volkmann who were the judges of the competition. According to Bungert, he composed the piece as he lay in bed feverish with appendicitis. The piano quartet was performed very successfully in Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1913.

Was an Austrian composer and violinist.

Was an Austrian composer and violinist.

Was a German organist and composer. Born in Berlin, he was originally intended by his father to stud

Was a German organist and composer. Born in Berlin, he was originally intended by his father to study theology. Instead, he was enrolled at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin.[1] There he studied harmony and composition with Karl Friedrick Rungenhagen, director of the Berlin Singkademie. In 1843, he became organist of the Invalidinhaus, Berlin, also writing his first symphony plus a Zigeunerpolka for orchestra the same year. The latter was arranged for piano by Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt.[2] Conradi held various conducting appointments; these included Stettin (1849), Berlin (1850), Düsseldorf (1852), and Cologne (1853), then Berlin again at such theaters as Kroll's, the Wallner-Theater and the Victoria-Theater.[3]

Was a German composer. Anacker, the son of a poor shoemaker, was born in Freiberg, Saxony. He attend

Was a German composer. Anacker, the son of a poor shoemaker, was born in Freiberg, Saxony. He attended the Gymnasium in Freiberg before going to Leipzig in 1813 to study music with Johann Gottfried Schicht and Friedrich Schneider. In 1822, he became a cantor and conductor in his hometown, where he distinguished himself as a teacher and composer, establishing and managing a number of musical institutions in a career spanning several decades. He died in Freiberg.

Was a German composer and conductor.

Was a German composer and conductor.

Was a German romantic composer and organist. Co-creator, together with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy,

Was a German romantic composer and organist. Co-creator, together with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, of the first example of Romantic Organ Sonata (the first one was composed in 1845); he moved in 1847 from being organist in Merseburg cathedral to become organist in Magdeburg cathedral. In his critical writings, Ritter condemned the Renaissance organ composers termed the Colorists for overindulging in ornamentation.

Was a german teacher, composer and historian. In the Third Reich Högn was bound to political events

Was a german teacher, composer and historian. In the Third Reich Högn was bound to political events as "community section leader," "subgroup leader," and commissioner for "Protector of Common Property". (Volksgut meaning the national cultural treasures that are poetry, stories, music etc..) Högn supposedly maintained good relations with his son-in-law, Karl Schlumprecht, who was the major of the city of Bayreuth and a member of the National-Socialist party. One should not underestimate the influence this relationship may have had on his political views during the time of Third Reich.

Was an Anglo-German music publisher, who developed a close friendship with the English composer Edwa

Was an Anglo-German music publisher, who developed a close friendship with the English composer Edward Elgar. His advice and friendship became invaluable to Elgar, causing the composer to rework many famous musical passages, including the finale to his Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma Variations) and the climax of The Dream of Gerontius. Jaeger has been immortalized in the famous ninth variation "Nimrod" from the first above-mentioned work, recalling a conversation on the slow movements of Beethoven (Nimrod was a Biblical hunter, a pun on the German word for hunter, Jäger).

Was a German composer and accomplished viola da gamba performer.[1] He was born at Delmenhorst. Küh

Was a German composer and accomplished viola da gamba performer.[1] He was born at Delmenhorst. Kühnel was born as a son of Mecklenburg chamber musician Samuel Kühnel. Already in 1661 (at his 16 years), after receiving education in Güstrow and France, he was appointed Violdigambist in the court orchestra of Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz, a position he held until 1681. After duke's death in 1682, Kühnel went to England to study. In 1686, he was appointed director of instrumental music at the Darmstadt court by countess Elisabeth Dorothea von Sachsen-Coburg where he remained until 1688. After jobs in Weimar and Dresden, he found his last job in 1695 at the court of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

Was a Czech composer and kapellmeister, and the son of Joseph Labitzky. Although Labitzky was not as

Was a Czech composer and kapellmeister, and the son of Joseph Labitzky. Although Labitzky was not as prolific a composer as his father, his Ouverture Characteristique has been occasionally recorded. Written in 1858, it depicts Emperor Charles IV while out hunting.