Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher.

Was a Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher.

Was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition S

Was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition Sinfonia for voices and orchestra) and also for his pioneering work in electronic music.

Was a Brazilian composer, conductor and pianist.He began piano playing as a school boy, and first st

Was a Brazilian composer, conductor and pianist.He began piano playing as a school boy, and first studied and graduated in architecture, before enrolling at the Instituto Nacional de Música to study music with Henrique Oswald, Abdon Milanez and Agnelo França. In 1917 he studied harmony with Darius Milhaud. In 1922 he started to conduct the choir and the orchestra of the Instituto Nacional de Música and in 1926 he became publisher of the music magazine Weco. In 1930 he was one of the founders of the Associação Brasileira de Música and became Director of the Instituto Nacional de Música.

Was a French composer and pianist. He is best known for his music for piano, particularly his Berceu

Was a French composer and pianist. He is best known for his music for piano, particularly his Berceuse pour piano : op. 65. His one act opera Le poème du soir premiered successfully at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 13 May 1925. He taught for many years at the Strasbourg Conservatory.

Was a French composer and violinist whose works were rediscovered thanks to manuscripts found by his

Was a French composer and violinist whose works were rediscovered thanks to manuscripts found by his son Luc. Durosoir studied the violin with Joseph Joachim and Hugo Heermann in Germany before his first tour as a young virtuoso in 1899. In addition to giving the first performances of French music in Austria-Hungary and Germany (Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Lalo, Widor, Bruneau), he also gave the French premieres of the Brahms and Strauss violin concertos in 1901.

Was a French violinist, pedagogue and composer.[1] Capet came from the Paris proletariat. By the age

Was a French violinist, pedagogue and composer.[1] Capet came from the Paris proletariat. By the age of fifteen, he had to maintain himself by playing in bistros and cafes. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris where he was a pupil of Morin and later appeared as soloist with French orchestras. Between 1896 - 1899 he was the concertmaster of l'Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux. He also taught violin at the Société Sainte-Cécile de Bordeaux (1899–1903). His notable students include Jascha Brodsky and Ivan Galamian, both of whom became influential violin teachers of the latter part of the Twentieth Century.

Was a French journalist and politician. After studying at the École des Chartes, where he wrote a t

Was a French journalist and politician. After studying at the École des Chartes, where he wrote a thesis on Jacques d'Albon de Saint-André, he was a member of the French School in Rome. He made a career in journalism and was editor of the newspaper Le Figaro from 1925 to 1927 and from 1934 to 1942. Personal friend of Pétain, he was minister of State in Laval's fourth Ministry from 18 April 1942 to 31 December 1943.

Is a French writer and historian, specialized in paper, book, writing and library history. About twe

Is a French writer and historian, specialized in paper, book, writing and library history. About twelve titles are available in French, some of them being translated in several languages.

Was an important Honduran romantic novelist. She was one of the first women in Honduras to produce l

Was an important Honduran romantic novelist. She was one of the first women in Honduras to produce literary work. Born in Danlí in Honduras she lived for many years in Mexico, a country in which she published most of her work. The critic and writer Luis Marín Otero called her "the grand dame of Honduran letters".

Is an American poet, writer, and educator from New York. Common topics in her poetry include the cel

Is an American poet, writer, and educator from New York. Common topics in her poetry include the celebration of her African American heritage, and feminist themes, with particular emphasis on the female body.

Was an author, journalist, politician, diplomat, and officer in the Argentine Army. His work Una exc

Was an author, journalist, politician, diplomat, and officer in the Argentine Army. His work Una excursión a los indios ranqueles, recounts his 1867 voyage into the frontier of the Pampas and his dealings with the Ranquel tribe. He was governor of Territorio Nacional del Gran Chaco from 1878 to 1880.Lucio Victorio Mansilla was born in the Buenos Aires barrio of San Telmo, on (23 December 1831(1831-12-23). He was the first child of Lucio Norberto Mansilla, a federalist and hero of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado, and Agustina Ortiz de Rozas, younger sister of Juan Manuel de Rosas.

Was Polish journalist and writer, radio and TV program host.His activities includes writing satire f

Was Polish journalist and writer, radio and TV program host.His activities includes writing satire for Przekrój, being host of the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole and Sopot Festival.On September 14, 2006 Polish President Lech Kaczynski posthumously awarded Lucjan Kydrynski with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for his contributions to Polish culture.

Was a Polish Romantic poet, prose writer, and literary critic.

Was a Polish Romantic poet, prose writer, and literary critic.

Was a Filipino composer, music educator, and National Artist for Music.She was also a former preside

Was a Filipino composer, music educator, and National Artist for Music.She was also a former president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, head of the Asian Composers League, Chairperson of the Philippine Society for Music Education, and was one of the pioneers of the Bayanihan Dance Company. She is credited for having written more than 200 musical compositions, ranging from folksongs to opera to orchestral works, and was composing up to the year before she died, at age 90.

Was an African-American author and former slave, remembered for her inspiring 1891 narrative From th

Was an African-American author and former slave, remembered for her inspiring 1891 narrative From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or, Struggles for Freedom.

Is a British television journalist and presenter for ITV Central. Originally from Breaston, Derbyshi

Is a British television journalist and presenter for ITV Central. Originally from Breaston, Derbyshire, Kite has worked on Central News East since 2003, mainly presenting celebrity interviews and reports in a weekly Entertainment Tonight slot (for both Ce

Is the author of the oldest known work of literature by an African American.Her work, "Bars Fight",

Is the author of the oldest known work of literature by an African American.Her work, "Bars Fight", is a ballad about attack upon two white families by Native Americans on August 25, 1746. The attack occurred in Deerfield, Massachusetts in an area called

Is a critically acclaimed modern Russian novelist and short-story writer. She was born in the town o

Is a critically acclaimed modern Russian novelist and short-story writer. She was born in the town of Davlekanovo in Bashkiria in 1943. She grew up in Moscow where she studied biology at the Moscow State University

Was a French socialist and communist politician, a member of six successive French governments betwe

Was a French socialist and communist politician, a member of six successive French governments between 1935 and 1940. Frossard became involved in socialist politics, and also worked as a schoolteacher. His anti-militarism got him expelled from his teaching position during World War I.

Was an Italian poet, best known as the author of the epic poem Orlando Furioso (1516), Mad Orlando.

Was an Italian poet, best known as the author of the epic poem Orlando Furioso (1516), Mad Orlando.

Was a Dutch composer of the late Renaissance. Episcopius was educated at the St. Rumbolds Cathedral

Was a Dutch composer of the late Renaissance. Episcopius was educated at the St. Rumbolds Cathedral in Mechelen by choirmaster Theo Verelst, who was also the teacher of Philippus de Monte and Cypriano de Rore. Episcopius studied from 1538 till 1541 at the University of Leuven and became a priest. From 1545 till 1565 and from 1577 till 1585, he was choirmaster at the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht. He was replaced by Jean de Chaynée; when his successor got assassinated, Episcopius recovered his former position. About 1582, he exchanged the Low Countries for Munich where in 1584 he became a singer in the choir that was lead by Orlando di Lasso. He retired in 1591 and became a canon in Straubing.

Was a Dutch composer of the late Renaissance. He was born about 1520 and died April 29, 1595 in Stra

Was a Dutch composer of the late Renaissance. He was born about 1520 and died April 29, 1595 in Straubing.Episcopius was educated at the St. Rumbolds Cathedral in Mechelen by choirmaster Theo Verelst, who was also the teacher of Philippus de Monte and Cypriano de Rore. Episcopius studied from 1538 till 1541 at the University of Leuven and became a priest. From 1545 till 1565 and from 1577 till 1585, he was choirmaster at the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht. He was replaced by Jean de Chaynée; when his successor got assassinated,

Was a Croatian Latinist, who especially excelled with his work in historiography.Tuberon's chief wor

Was a Croatian Latinist, who especially excelled with his work in historiography.Tuberon's chief work Writings on the Present Age (Commentaria temporum suorum) was first published in 1603 and was printed a few times. This historical work chronicles the history from the death of king Matthias Corvinus in 1490 until the death of Pope Leo X in 1522. The text offers a basic source of the Jagiellon period in the Kingdom of Hungary.

Was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway during the time

Was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway during the time of the Dano-Norwegian double monarchy, and spent most of his adult life in Denmark. He was influenced by the Humanism, the Enlightenment and the Baroque. Holberg is considered the founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature,[1][2] and is best known for the comedies he wrote 1722–23 for the theatre in Lille Grønnegade in Copenhagen.

Was a Danish author, ethnologist, and explorer, from Ringkøbing. He was most notably an explorer of

Was a Danish author, ethnologist, and explorer, from Ringkøbing. He was most notably an explorer of Greenland. With Count Harald Moltke and Knud Rasmussen he formed the Danish Literary expedition (1902-04) to West Greenland, and in the early stages (1902) discovered near Evigheds Fiord two ice-free mountain ranges. Later the party proceeded to Cape York and for 10 months lived native fashion with the Eskimo. The return journey of the expedition to Upernivik across the ice of Melville Bay was the first sledge crossing on record.