Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a German composer, organist, and writer on music. He specializes in contemporary compositions, ma

Is a German composer, organist, and writer on music. He specializes in contemporary compositions, many of which feature extended techniques, and are written in graphic or verbal scores. He has interpreted the scores of numerous contemporary composers, including John Cage, Juan Allende-Blin, Mauricio Kagel, György Ligeti, Hans Otte, and Isang Yun. He is also known as an interpreter of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Is a Jewish Holocaust survivor. She has written several books about her experiences, including the m

Is a Jewish Holocaust survivor. She has written several books about her experiences, including the memoir All But My Life, which was the basis for the 1995 Academy Award-winning documentary short film, One Survivor Remembers.When the invasion ended, Klein and her family watched in disbelief as people whom they had considered friends began flying the Flag of Nazi Germany and using the Hitler salute. In mid-October, Arthur received a letter from the Germans. As a male between sixteen and fifteen, Arthur was required to register into the army. On October 18, 1939, Arthur complied with the summons and never saw his family again.

Was a Dutch historian, writer and archivist. She published under the name, G.H. Kurtz.Gerda Kurtz wa

Was a Dutch historian, writer and archivist. She published under the name, G.H. Kurtz.Gerda Kurtz was born in Amsterdam, and moved to Haarlem with her family at age seven. She studied at a girl's school there, but her mother died when she was only 13 and she became focussed on schoolwork. She graduated from the Gymnasium and proceeded to the University of Utrecht to study History.

Is a German journalist and writer. He studied at the Werner Friedmann Institute and received a grant

Is a German journalist and writer. He studied at the Werner Friedmann Institute and received a grant from the Fulbright Program to study in the USA. In connection with his studies, Herm was given a position as a journalist at Tagesschau television. Later

Is a German contemporary composer. In 1968 he enrolled in the composition program at the Nordwestdeu

Is a German contemporary composer. In 1968 he enrolled in the composition program at the Nordwestdeutsche Musikakademie in Detmold and continued his education at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, where he studied with Nicolaus A. Huber (composition) and Gerd Zacher (organ). The "Cornelius Cardew Memorial Prize" (1982) was the first in a series of awards, prizes, commissions and scholarships he received. From the onset of his career until today, Gerhard Stäbler has not only been active as a composer, but also involved in political and organizational arenas. The New Music festival "Aktive Musik" was initiated by Stäbler, who also served as the artistic director of the 1995 World Music Days of the ISCM in the Ruhr Valley. A third vital point of his activities lies in teaching: during workshops and seminars Stäbler has worked with many young international composers.

Is a Seattle, Washington-based[3] kinetic sculptor,[4] sound artist,[3] musician, and composer, most

Is a Seattle, Washington-based[3] kinetic sculptor,[4] sound artist,[3] musician, and composer, most of whose pieces integrate both sculpture and music in some way, and many of which make use of computers to play these instruments.[2] He uses only his last name, and has legally changed his name accordingly.[3])

German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.

German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.

Is a Colombian journalist and writer. Castro Caycedo's topics revolve around the Colombian reality,

Is a Colombian journalist and writer. Castro Caycedo's topics revolve around the Colombian reality, under the parameters of the cultural identity and its social and economic phenomena.Born in Zipaquir

Was a French composer and the only female member of the famous Group Les Six

Was a French composer and the only female member of the famous Group Les Six

Is a sporting journalist and television anchor.n 2004, he was the subject of an anonymous Internet v

Is a sporting journalist and television anchor.n 2004, he was the subject of an anonymous Internet video that made him known all over Italy and around the world. The video shows some of his off-air bloopers, featuring his irate reactions to various problems (people unexpectedly entering the studio, various noises, illegible writing on the news sheets he receives, or simply his lapsus linguae).

Was a Dutch poet. His early poetry concerned a desire to be united with a beloved in death. In 1937,

Was a Dutch poet. His early poetry concerned a desire to be united with a beloved in death. In 1937, he shot and killed his landlady and he subsequently spent six years in a psychiatric hospital.

Is a Dutch Esperanto author.He studied Classical Languages (Latin & Greek) at Leiden University, and

Is a Dutch Esperanto author.He studied Classical Languages (Latin & Greek) at Leiden University, and Theology at Utrecht and Leiden Universities. After 14 years of teaching general history and classical languages, he worked 14 years as a Remonstrant minister in different liberal Christian communities, and now is teaching classical languages again.

Is a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. From 2000 to 2004

Is a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. From 2000 to 2004 he was the Dutch Dichter des Vaderlands (Poet Laureate).Gerrit Komrij translated all of Shakespeare's plays, besides writing several hermetic dramas himself which met with a lot of success. He emigrated in 1984 to Portugal, but often travels to the Netherlands, where his readers are living. His throaty voice and distinctive appearance are well-known to the Dutch television public.

Is a Dutch author, essayist and writer

Is a Dutch author, essayist and writer

Was a Dutch plateelschilder (painter of earthenware and stoneware), poet, journalist, novelist, judg

Was a Dutch plateelschilder (painter of earthenware and stoneware), poet, journalist, novelist, judge, columnist and (at the end of his career) ministerial civil servant.In 1785, he became a journalist of the local paper the Hollandsche Historische Courant, since 1775 in the hands of Wybo Fijnje. The paper was regarded as one of the most radical in the country. Fijnje frequently had to defend his articles,, especially those written by his friend and co-editor. Paape wrote pamphlets and poems and became a theoretician of the Patriots and a historian of the local societies. On 21 August 1787 a revolution took place in the vroedschap (the local government) in Delft, and various regents were deposed.

Is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former son

Is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King.[1] As of 2008 he has co-penned six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.

Was an Israeli scholar and critic of Hebrew literature.Born Gerhard Mandel in Vienna, Austria, he im

Was an Israeli scholar and critic of Hebrew literature.Born Gerhard Mandel in Vienna, Austria, he immigrated to Palestine alone in 1939, and was later followed by his parents. He attended Gymnasia Herzliya in Tel Aviv. He changed his last name to "Shaked," the Hebrew translation of "Mandel," which means "almond." He was married to Malka, and had two children.

Was an American writer who spent most of her life in France, and who became a catalyst in the develo

Was an American writer who spent most of her life in France, and who became a catalyst in the development of modern art and literature. Her life was marked by two primary relationships, the first with her brother Leo Stein, from 1874-1914 (Gertrude and Le

Was a Cuban born writer who left Cuba for Spain when she was twenty-two. Of her many plays, poems, a

Was a Cuban born writer who left Cuba for Spain when she was twenty-two. Of her many plays, poems, and stories, her most memorable and celebrated novel was Sab, published in 1841. Banned in Cuba, Sab is the story of a Cuban slave who falls in love with the white woman who owns him and the sacrifices he makes for her.

Was a Cuban writer of the 19th century.Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, widely known as la

Was a Cuban writer of the 19th century.Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, widely known as la Avellaneda, was born in Puerto Príncipe (modern day Camaguey), Cuba. She came from a noble background; her father, Manuel Gomez de Avellaneda, was a descendent of the royal family of Navarre and aristocracy of Vizcaya of Spain, and also a commander of the Spanish navy in charge of the central regions of Cuba.

Was an Italian writer.Gesualdo Bufalino was born in Comiso, Sicily. He studied literature and was, f

Was an Italian writer.Gesualdo Bufalino was born in Comiso, Sicily. He studied literature and was, for most of his life a high-school professor in his hometown. The time spent in an hospital for tuberculosis immediately after World War II provided the mat

Was an Armenian poet, essayist, and translator, was born Gevorg Muradian, the son of a school teache

Was an Armenian poet, essayist, and translator, was born Gevorg Muradian, the son of a school teacher, in the town of Ashtarak.

An unembedded Iraqi journalist who began working after the U.S. invasion and has written for The Gua

An unembedded Iraqi journalist who began working after the U.S. invasion and has written for The Guardian and Washington Post and published photographs in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times (London), and other media outlets.[1] Ghaith studied architecture at Baghdad University and had never traveled outside Iraq prior to the Iraq war. As a deserter from Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army, he lived underground in Baghdad for six years, having to change his residence every few months in order to avoid detection and arrest. He began doing street photography in 2001 and was determined to document conditions in Baghdad during the war. This aroused suspicion, and he was arrested three days before the end of major combat operations, though he was able to escape by bribing his guards.

Was an Armenian writer, educator, folklorist, historian, linguist and public figure.

Was an Armenian writer, educator, folklorist, historian, linguist and public figure.

Was a Moldavian-born Romanian prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist and translator. An E

Was a Moldavian-born Romanian prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist and translator. An Enlightenment-educated polymath and polyglot, he was one of the most influential people of his generation. Asachi was a respected journalist and political figure, as well as active in technical fields such as civil engineering and pedagogy, and, for long, the civil servant charged with overseeing all Moldavian schools. Among his leading achievements were the issuing of Albina Româneasca, a highly influential magazine, and the creation of Academia Mihaileana, which replaced Greek-language education with teaching in Romanian. His literary works combined a taste for Classicism with Romantic tenets, while his version of the literary language relied on archaisms and borrowings from the Moldavian dialect.