Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a prominent Iraqi poet and philosopher. He is regarded as one of the greatest contemporary poets

Was a prominent Iraqi poet and philosopher. He is regarded as one of the greatest contemporary poets of the Arab world and was known for his defense of women's rights.During the Ottoman era he held numerous positions: as a member of the Baghdad Education

Is an Iranian (Persian) sociologist, writer, translator and one of the most influential figure in th

Is an Iranian (Persian) sociologist, writer, translator and one of the most influential figure in the development of sociology in 20th century-Iran.

Was a Polish poet, member of the landed gentry, and official in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Was a Polish poet, member of the landed gentry, and official in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. As official he held the posts of Starost of, among other locales, Zawichost, Tymbark and Kowal. He was also a pantler of Sandomierz (1647-1658), a Royal Secretary (from 1656), a secular referandary (from 1658-1668), and a Deputy Crown Treasurer from 1668. Apart from his career at the Polish court, he is most famous as one of the leading poets of the baroque in Poland and the lead representative of the marinist style in Polish literature. He immigrated to France in 1683

Was a Polish journalist, writer, translator. Member of the Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich, Sto

Was a Polish journalist, writer, translator. Member of the Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich, Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich, International PEN. Awarded the Polonia Restituta (1975), Cross of Merit (1973) and Cross of Valor.Zakrzewski was a soldier of Invasion of Poland (1939) and he also fought in Norway (1940). During the World War II he was an officer of Polish Armed Forces in the West. After back to Poland Zakrzewski led the art agency "Artos" in Wroclaw (1950). He was a contributor of weekly magazine Po Prostu (1950–1957), felietonist in Glos Pracy, editor of Czytelnik (1952–1956), TV reporter (1957–1983), TV correspondent in Paris (1961–1967) and New York (1972–1976), editor of Polskie Radio (1967–1972), radio commentator (1976–1983).

Was a renowned Bohemian composer from Velvary. He was a pupil of Josef Seger before hi. He studied i

Was a renowned Bohemian composer from Velvary. He was a pupil of Josef Seger before hi. He studied in Vienna and was a concert master in St. Vitus Cathedral for 30 years; his work includes both church and concert works. As one of the most respected Czech authors of his time, he also composed serious Italian opera: Allesandro nell' Indie was performed in 1769 and Demofoonte in 1772. He was the organist at the Strahov Monastery for almost 40 years.

Was a Bohemian Baroque lute player and composer from Prague. He propagated the so-called French styl

Was a Bohemian Baroque lute player and composer from Prague. He propagated the so-called French style (stile brisee) of playing in combination with Italian cantabile style. Such fusion of French and Italian style was one of the crucial subjects of baroque music.

Brother of Zygmunt was a Polish writer, co-founder of the cabaret Zielony Balonik.

Brother of Zygmunt was a Polish writer, co-founder of the cabaret Zielony Balonik.

Was Polish and Belarusian writer, poet and editor. He wrote both in Belarusian and Polish languages.

Was Polish and Belarusian writer, poet and editor. He wrote both in Belarusian and Polish languages.[1]His best known work is Szlachcic Zawalnia, czyli Bialorus w fantastycznych opowiadaniach (1846) (Nobleman Zawalnia, or Belarus in Fantastic Stories)

Was a Czech humanistic writer, poet, translator, etymologist, and music theorist. He was a Unity of

Was a Czech humanistic writer, poet, translator, etymologist, and music theorist. He was a Unity of the Brethren bishop, and translated the New Testament into Czech in 1564. This was incorporated into the Bible of Kralice.

Was a Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic who moved to the United States in the

Was a Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic who moved to the United States in the early 1960s.

Was a Czech Baroque composer. Zelenka played the violone, the largest and lowest member of the viol

Was a Czech Baroque composer. Zelenka played the violone, the largest and lowest member of the viol family, analogous to the double bass in the violin family of stringed instruments.It is known that Zelenka served Baron Hartig, the imperial governor resident in Prague, before becoming a violone player in the royal orchestra at Dresden about 1710. He studied counterpoint in Vienna under Fux from 1715 and was back in Dresden by 1719.

Is an ethnic German writer and poet. Jan Galka was born in 1975 near the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. He

Is an ethnic German writer and poet. Jan Galka was born in 1975 near the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. He studied classical music and specialized in the fields of piano and singing. He published his first books in 1994 in Samizdat in the Soviet tradition of di

Was a Dutch journalist, poet, and critic. He was the 1967 recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize

Was a Dutch journalist, poet, and critic. He was the 1967 recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize.

Was a Dutch writer, particularly known as the author of the novel Pastoor Poncke ("Pastor Poncke").

Was a Dutch writer, particularly known as the author of the novel Pastoor Poncke ("Pastor Poncke"). Eekhout during the Second World War was a staunch Nazi. However, the Dutch resistance fighter Jan "Poncke" Princen gained his nickname by reading aloud from this book to fellow-prisoners in a Nazi prison during World War II.

Is a composer, pianist and keyboardist. His compositions have won him several Grammy awards. He is p

Is a composer, pianist and keyboardist. His compositions have won him several Grammy awards. He is probably best known for playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 70s, as well as his "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the popular 1980s US television program, Miami Vice. Hammer has collaborated with some of the era's most influential musicians such as Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Mick Jagger, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather, and Elvin Jones among many others.

Was an extremely prolific Czech composer of the 20th century. Almost every category of composition i

Was an extremely prolific Czech composer of the 20th century. Almost every category of composition is represented among his works, many of which are overtly political, expressing in turn anti-Nazi, anti-Fascist and anti-Communist sentiments.

Was a Bohemian-German violinist, violist, teacher, and composer. During his lifetime, he was regarde

Was a Bohemian-German violinist, violist, teacher, and composer. During his lifetime, he was regarded as one of the foremost teachers of violin. Most of the orchestras and conservatories of Europe and North America then sported personnel who numbered among his students. Sitt held the august position of Professor of Violin at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1883 on, and authored several important studies for that instrument, some of which are still used. From 1883 to 1895, Sitt played the viola in the Brodsky Quartet of Leipzig[1] along with Hugo Becker, Julius Klengel, and founder Adolph Brodsky.

A contemporary Australian poet who has been described as “one of Australian poetry’s keenest sat

A contemporary Australian poet who has been described as “one of Australian poetry’s keenest satirists, political and social commentators, and perhaps its most ethical agent and antagonist.”[1]J. S. Harry was born in South Australia, but soon moved to Sydney when she has remained.[2] Among she has worked as an editor for Radio National and has held a residency at Australian National University. A recurrent character in her work is Peter Henry Lepus, a rabbit who name-drops philosophers such as Bertrand Russel, Ludwig Wittgenstein and A. J. Ayer while popping up in the midst of topical events such as the Gulf War.[1] His satirical “clear-eyed vision of the world, and the humans that inhabit it, is that of an Everyrabbit, with its endless simplicity, trepidation and curiosity.”

Was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter.

Was a Dutch author, sculptor and painter.

Was a Polish poet and satirist. He enjoyed enormous popularity as a poet in Poland after the Second

Was a Polish poet and satirist. He enjoyed enormous popularity as a poet in Poland after the Second World War.Sztaudynger studied Polish and German philology at the Jagiellonian University. Between 1945 and 1961, he was a lecturer at the National Dramatic School of the Puppet-Show Theatre in Lódz.His work was best known for his epigrams, called Fraszki, after the literary cafe "Fraszka" of 96 Piotrkowska Street, Lódz. In 1964 he published the poetry collection "Tranzytem przez Lodz", where he expressed his nostalgia for this cafe.

Was a Dutch poet and novelist. He is considered one of the most important Dutch language writers.Sla

Was a Dutch poet and novelist. He is considered one of the most important Dutch language writers.Slauerhoff attended HBS (secondary school) in Harlingen, where he first met future fellow writer Simon Vestdijk. In 1916, Slauerhoff moved to Amsterdam to study medicine. While at the university, he wrote his first poems, some of which were published in the Amsterdam student magazine Propria Cures.

Was one of the most prolific Czech composers of the second half of the 20th century.He studied at th

Was one of the most prolific Czech composers of the second half of the 20th century.He studied at the Prague Conservatory, as a pupil of Jaroslav Rídký, and at the master school under Jaroslav Kricka. In 1939–1946 he worked as a director in the Czechoslovak Radio. Later (in 1950–1952) he was the chief-editor in the publishing house Orbis. In sixties he worked as a teacher at the Janácek's Academy in Brno.

He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine

He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet ("The Window"). He has received a number of prizes, the most important being the Nordic Council Literature Prize, which he received for the perspectivist trilogy about the TV personality Jonas Wergeland (The Seducer, The Conqueror and The Discoverer)

Is a contemporary Czech composer, author of film, television and incidental music.He has never worke

Is a contemporary Czech composer, author of film, television and incidental music.He has never worked directly with music groups or schools[1], although his style was temporarily influenced by the music of Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky, and later by the Second Viennese School, especially by Alban Berg and Serialism. Since 1959 he cooperated closely with Czech conductor Libor Pešek and with Chamber Philharmony. In the 1960s he occasionally acted in films, such as the 1966 film A Report on the Party and the Guests, in addition to composing the music. However, after the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968

Is a German composer for contemporary music. He also works as an essayist and teacher. The focus of

Is a German composer for contemporary music. He also works as an essayist and teacher. The focus of his artificial works lies in contemporary composing. He was a pupil of Wolfgang Rihm, Helmut Lachenmann und Marco Stroppa. In addition to composing and reflecting "Neue Musik" within articles and broadcast-manuskripts he is interested in making ordinary people familiar with artwork, which is usually receted only by specialists. For that reason Kopp is engaged in several school projects.