Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an officer of the Polish Army, Polish historian and writer.Julian Stachiewicz was the brother of

Was an officer of the Polish Army, Polish historian and writer.Julian Stachiewicz was the brother of General Waclaw Stachiewicz. Before World War I he joined the Riflemen's Association. In 1914-21 he fought in the Polish Legions in World War I, Polish Military Organization, Greater Poland Uprising, Polish-Ukrainian War and Polish-Soviet War. He briefly commanded the Polish 13th Infantry Division and became the head of the Military Bureau of History (Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne) from 1923, promoted to brigadier general a year later.

Was a Polish journalist and writer, notable for his social prose of leftists character.After the Pol

Was a Polish journalist and writer, notable for his social prose of leftists character.After the Polish Defensive War of 1939 he found a refuge in Soviet-occupied Lwów (modern Lviv, Ukraine), where he was among the journalists of Czerwony Sztandar, a Polish language propaganda newspaper and the only newspaper available to city's inhabitants apart from the Pravda. After the end of Nazi-Soviet Pact and the outbreak of Operation Barbarossa through Tarnopol, Kiev and Stalingrad he escaped to Kuybyshev, where he tried to join the Polish II Corps. Unsuccessful, he moved to Uzbekistan, where he started working as a factory worker. On insistence of Wanda Wasilewska he was allowed by the Soviet authorities to move to Moscow, where he started working for the Wolna Polska weekly, the organ of Society of Polish Patriots, a communist and Soviet-backed shadow government of Poland. There he adopted the pen name of Julian Stryjkowski, which after the World War II became his official surname.

Is a British poet and mental health worker.[1] Turner was born in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, then mov

Is a British poet and mental health worker.[1] Turner was born in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, then moved to Cheshire in 1955. He now lives in Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, with his partner and their daughter.

Was a Bohemian pianist, singer and composer. Juliane Reichardt was born in Potsdam, the youngest of

Was a Bohemian pianist, singer and composer. Juliane Reichardt was born in Potsdam, the youngest of the six children of violinist and composer Franz Benda (1709-1786), who was concert master at the court of Frederick the Great, and his first wife Carolina née Step Hein. She took music lessons from her father and appeared in concerts in Berlin as a singer and pianist. She married writer and composer Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1815) in 1776 and had a three children, the second of which was Louise Reichardt (1779–1826). Juliane Reichardt died of puerperal fever in Berlin.[1][2]

Was a German-Austrian composer. She was a student of Mozart's son Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. Rober

Was a German-Austrian composer. She was a student of Mozart's son Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. Robert Schumann dedicated his Humoresque to her. Her granddaughter Vilma von Webenau also became a composer.

Is a french composer. He was a famous composition teacher at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Mu

Is a french composer. He was a famous composition teacher at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (Paris Conservatory of Music) and wrote many theorical music books.

Was a French writer. He wrote novels, critiques, a play, and poetry. His literary works were noted f

Was a French writer. He wrote novels, critiques, a play, and poetry. His literary works were noted for their Surrealism.Gracq first studied in Paris at the Lycée Henri IV, where he earned his baccalauréat. He then entered the École Normale Supérieure in 1930, later studying at the École libre des sciences politiques.

Was a Cuban-Mexican writer.Born in Havana, she moved to Mexico in the 1950s after marrying diplomat

Was a Cuban-Mexican writer.Born in Havana, she moved to Mexico in the 1950s after marrying diplomat Enrique González Pedrero. Julieta Campos won the Premio Xavier Villaurrutia for her novel, Tiene los cabellos rojizos y se llama Sabina (1974).

Is one of Costa Rica's leading novelists. She studied law at the Universidad de Costa Rica and socio

Is one of Costa Rica's leading novelists. She studied law at the Universidad de Costa Rica and sociology of literature at the Sorbonne in France. She has served as a professor of hispanoamerican literature at the University of San Ramón and at the School of Literature and Language Sciences at the Universidad Nacional in Costa Rica.

Is a British journalist and television news presenter.After graduating from the University of Wales,

Is a British journalist and television news presenter.After graduating from the University of Wales, Lampeter, she trained as a Radio Journalist at the London College of Printing. Her first job was as a freelance reporter for BBC Radio London. A year late

Was a Croatian historian and writer. Kempf was born in Požega, Slavonia. After graduating from Pož

Was a Croatian historian and writer. Kempf was born in Požega, Slavonia. After graduating from Požega gymnasium, he attended teachers school in Zagreb. Afterwards, he worked in Novi Vinodolski as a teacher, before returning to Požega in 1885 to teach in Elementary school for boys.

Was an Argentinian journalist and businessman. On 9 December 1976 he founded Ámbito Financiero, a n

Was an Argentinian journalist and businessman. On 9 December 1976 he founded Ámbito Financiero, a newspaper specializing in finance and economy that was later expanded to cater to a wider audience.Ramos received a degree in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires and worked as a journalist for Noticias Gráficas, La Nación and La Opinión, among other media. He was a firm believer in free market liberalism. In 1985, Ramos ran unsuccessfully for the Deputy Chamber of the Buenos Aires Province in a center-right ticket. He also directed the Inter American Press Association from 1986 to 1989.

Was a Hungarian actor and one of the leading authors of the Esperanto movement. He is the author of

Was a Hungarian actor and one of the leading authors of the Esperanto movement. He is the author of several famous novels but it is particularly in the field of poetry that he proved his mastery of Esperanto.

Was a Chilean writer, politician, and diplomat.

Was a Chilean writer, politician, and diplomat.

Is an Argentine writer (author of 12 books) and former guerrilla fighter.In 1972 he founded the arti

Is an Argentine writer (author of 12 books) and former guerrilla fighter.In 1972 he founded the artists' movement SER, which brought about the Primer Recital de Rock Nacional del Noroeste Argentino (July 1, 1972). His fiancée, Clara Ledesma Medina, was the soul of this important movement. With this group, they published a magazine and with their many young adherents they turned to literacy work in poor neighborhoods.January 6, 1973 Clara died. The young writer, on the verge of suicide, went to Córdoba where he began to work as a journalist for the magazines Posición, Patria Nueva, and as correspondent for the daily El Mundo of Buenos Aires. Together with his fiancée, he became a militant in the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP, "People's Revolutionary Army, associated with the Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores — PRT, "Workers' Revolutionary Party") in 1972.

Was an Argentine author of novels and short stories. He influenced an entire generation of Latin Ame

Was an Argentine author of novels and short stories. He influenced an entire generation of Latin American writers from Mexico to Argentina, but most of his best-known work was written in France, where he established himself in 1951.

Was a Belgian-born Argentine author of novels and short stories. He influenced an entire generation

Was a Belgian-born Argentine author of novels and short stories. He influenced an entire generation of Latin American writers from Mexico to Argentina. Cortázar was married three times: first to Aurora Bernárdez, then Ugne Karvelis and finally the Canadian Carol Dunlop. Most of his best known work was written in France where he established himself in 1951.

Was a Cuban trumpeter, composer and band leader. He was an important figure in the spread of Cuban p

Was a Cuban trumpeter, composer and band leader. He was an important figure in the spread of Cuban popular music in the 1930s.Cueva played cornet in the local children's band at ten, and soon composed a number of danzones. In 1916 he became the clarinetist of the Santa Clara municipal band. He joined Arquimedes Pous' theatre company, which toured the island regularly. In 1923 he founded and directed the municipal band of Trinidad. In 1929 he moved to Havana and played with Moises Simons and also with the Hermanos Palau orchestra.

Was an Argentine composer, musician and conductor prominent in the Tango genre.Julio de Caro was bor

Was an Argentine composer, musician and conductor prominent in the Tango genre.Julio de Caro was born to José de Caro and Matilde Ricciardi de Caro in the Balvanera section of Buenos Aires, in 1899. His parents, Italian immigrants from the Lombardy region of Italy, both had professional backgrounds in music: his mother had been a singer and his father, a musician in Milan's famed opera house, La Scala.His father opened a conservatory in the San Telmo district, in 1913, soon becoming one of the city's best known sources for music, instruments, parts, and lessons. He and his brother, Francisco, were both taught the piano and violin, respectively; though their father ultimately granted them their wish to exchange instruments (a third brother, Emilio, learned the violin). Against his father's wishes, Julio obtained a spot as a second violinist at the Lorea Theatre for a 1915 performance of a zarzuela

Was an Argentine priest and prolific antisemitic writer.Meinvielle studied for his Doctorate in Phil

Was an Argentine priest and prolific antisemitic writer.Meinvielle studied for his Doctorate in Philosophy and Theology in Rome and soon afterwards became a prolific writer of religious, historical and economic books within the school of Thomism.[1] He came to see history as a process of decline in Catholic values, as determined by three events that he saw as catastrophic i.e. the work of Martin Luther, the French Revolution and the October Revolution.[2]

Was a Philippine composer who also fought in the Philippine Revolution.During the Philippine Revolut

Was a Philippine composer who also fought in the Philippine Revolution.During the Philippine Revolution, Julio served as a commander for revolutionary troops in the northern Philippines under Andrés Bonifacio.Many of Julio's compositions during this time were inspired directly by the Revolution. Julio also composed a candidate for the Philippine national anthem preferred by Bonifacio but was ultimately rejected for Lupang Hinirang. After Emilio Aguinaldo allegedly ordered Bonifacio executed, Nakpil claimed to have received threats on his own life as well as that of General Antonio Luna, the latter ending up betrayed and executed by Aguinaldo's men.

Was a Peruvian writer best known for his short stories. He was also successful in other genres: nove

Was a Peruvian writer best known for his short stories. He was also successful in other genres: novel, essay, theater, diary and aphorism. In the year of his death, he was awarded the $100,000 Premio Juan Rulfo de literatura latinoamericana y del Caribe.

Was a German pianist, conductor and minor composer. He was particularly notable in his early champio

Was a German pianist, conductor and minor composer. He was particularly notable in his early championing of the works of Edward Elgar in Germany. He conducted the continental European premieres of both the Enigma Variations and The Dream of Gerontius. He also had notable associations with Frederick Delius and Gustav Mahler.

Was an African-American composer, pianist, vocalist, and dancer of minimalist tendencies. His music

Was an African-American composer, pianist, vocalist, and dancer of minimalist tendencies. His music was among the first to combine minimalist processes with elements of pop music, and he often gave his pieces titles of provocative political intent, such as Evil Nigger and Gay Guerrilla.

Was a German composer. He was organist in Halberstadt.[1] His dialogue motet Ich schlafe, aber mein

Was a German composer. He was organist in Halberstadt.[1] His dialogue motet Ich schlafe, aber mein Herz wachet, for 4 voices (5:27) is recorded on Hanseatic Wedding music. Weser-Renaissance Ensemble Bremen dir. Manfred Cordes. Cpo