Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter T

Was a Japanese poet and classical scholar.Tachibana was born in Echizen (now part of Fukui Prefectur

Was a Japanese poet and classical scholar.Tachibana was born in Echizen (now part of Fukui Prefecture). His parents died when he was a child. He studied to become a Nichiren priest for a time, but abandoned that and considered other career paths. He returned to his hometown of Echizen. After the birth of his first son in 1846, he turned the family business over to his half-brother and became a recluse, devoting his time to the study and composition of waka.[1]

Was a Japanese poet and architect. He died at age 24 from tuberculosis, before either career could s

Was a Japanese poet and architect. He died at age 24 from tuberculosis, before either career could seriously get under way. Michizo struggled to find a way for an urban poet to root himself in traditional customs and still be "modern."Though a citizen of Tokyo, Michizo would rarely mention modern urban scenes in his work. Aside from several references to cars, Michizo chose to describe a vegetable, not a mineral realm. He described trains as vehicles of escape or fate in which they cart people away or carry him to new experiences that may rescue him from being cooped up in his architectural of?ce.

A Japanese folklorist born on 1939 at Okayama Prefecture.

A Japanese folklorist born on 1939 at Okayama Prefecture.

Was a Lithuanian folk hero of the 19th century. He was born in the village of Kinciuliai, in the reg

Was a Lithuanian folk hero of the 19th century. He was born in the village of Kinciuliai, in the region of Žemaitija (aka Samogitia), and inherited his father's 40 hectares at the age of 20. He then married, had three daughters, and became the village eld

Is a Polish journalist and politician. Since 2004, member of the European Parliament.[1]He is an edu

Is a Polish journalist and politician. Since 2004, member of the European Parliament.[1]He is an educated lawyer but he works as a journalist in Polish TV (TVP) and a lecturer. He was an editor-in-chief of Polish TV regional centre in Poznan, later a journalist in central TVP1 news (Wiadomosci), parliamentary reporter, director of the Szczecin TV regional centre. He was a co-founder of the popular Telekurier reporters magazine in TVP3.

Was a Polish memoirist and social activist, best known outside Poland as the maternal uncle, guardia

Was a Polish memoirist and social activist, best known outside Poland as the maternal uncle, guardian and mentor of English novelist Joseph Conrad.Bobrowski left a Memoir of no small literary value, a wide-ranging, richly-detailed picture of Ukrainian life in the mid-19th century, whose caustic character and numerous indiscretions evoked violent protests upon its publication in 1900. The Memoirs' second volume, drawn from the Commission's minutes, is a valuable source on the history of the granting of farmland to Ukraine's peasants.[1]

Was a Polish writer and journalist, and a Auschwitz and Dachau survivor. His books are recognized as

Was a Polish writer and journalist, and a Auschwitz and Dachau survivor. His books are recognized as classics of Polish post-war literature and had much influence in Central European society.

Was a Polish Cichociemny, journalist, and author. He did two parachute missions into occupied Poland

Was a Polish Cichociemny, journalist, and author. He did two parachute missions into occupied Poland during World War II and for his war work he was honored with the Virtuti Militari.After working for several months at the underground radio station "Swit," which broadcast to Poland from England, Tadeusz Chciuk was summoned by the Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile, Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, to go on a second Cichociemny parachute mission to Poland as Mikolajczyk's personal emissary

Was a Polish activist, freedom fighter, and a plenipotent of a country estate in Górki Wielkie from

Was a Polish activist, freedom fighter, and a plenipotent of a country estate in Górki Wielkie from 1922. In 1907 Kossak was arrested by the Imperial Russian authorities for protesting against the foreign occupation of Poland. During World War I, in 1917, he joined the Polish Corps of Józef Dowbor-Musnicki fighting for Polish independence.Kossak was the author of a book of memoirs called "Jak to bylo w armii austriackiej" (How it was in the Austrian Army) published in 1927. He was a father of a novelist Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1889–1968), and a twin brother of a renowned Polish historical painter Wojciech Kossak. During the interwar period, his estate in Górki was a magnet for Polish intellectuals, among them, Jan Parandowski, Maria Dabrowska, Jan Sztaudynger and Melchior Wankowicz.

Was a Polish mountaineer and author of several books related to the subject. He has been referred to

Was a Polish mountaineer and author of several books related to the subject. He has been referred to as "perhaps the finest winter mountaineer of his day".[1]He began his career in the 1960s in Poland's Tatra Mountains, around the time when he was a student at the Szczecin University of Technology. He would go on to become one of the leading Polish mountaineers, known worldwide as a winter climbing specialist. He was one of the earliest mountaineers to specialize in winter climbing.His best known climbs, usually first along the given path, and most of them in winter, include: Trollryggen, Norway in winter 1972, Noshaq, Afghanistan in winter 1973, Trollryggen, Norway in winter 1974, Trollryggen, Norway in winter 1977, Tirich Mir, Afghanistan in 1978, Rakaposhi, Pakistan in 1979, Distaghil Sar, Pakistan in 1980, Api, Nepal in winter 1983 and K2 in China/Pakistan in summer 1986.

Was a Polish journalist, art historian, religious publicist, theologist, Biblicist, feuilletonist an

Was a Polish journalist, art historian, religious publicist, theologist, Biblicist, feuilletonist and editor of Tygodnik Powszechny, soldier of Armia Krajowa.

A Japanese writer and critic and is considered one of the most important contemporary writers of mod

A Japanese writer and critic and is considered one of the most important contemporary writers of modern Japanese literature.[1] She is best known in English for her collection of short stories Toddler-Hunting and Other Stories.Taeko Kono was born April 30, 1926 in Osaka, Japan to Tameji and Yone Kono;[2] her father was a wholesale merchant.[1] She was ill as a child[1] and as a teenager, she was conscripted to work in a factory during World War II.[3]

(nicknamed "the dean of Arabic literature")[1] was one of the most influential Egyptian writers and

(nicknamed "the dean of Arabic literature")[1] was one of the most influential Egyptian writers and intellectuals. He was a figurehead for the modernist movement in Egypt.When the secular Cairo University was founded in 1908, he was keen to enter, and despite being blind and poor he earned a place. In 1914, he became the first graduate to receive a Ph.D., with a thesis on the skeptic poet and philosopher Abu-Alala' Al-Ma'ari. He went on to become a professor of Arabic literature there

Is a Moroccan poet and writer. Professor at Tetouan and then in Casablanca. He has lived and worked

Is a Moroccan poet and writer. Professor at Tetouan and then in Casablanca. He has lived and worked in France since 1971.He attends to lectures in social psychology and works as psychotherapist. He writes in French although his first language is Arabic. He writes for diverse reviews and in particular for Le Monde. His novel La Nuit Sacrée won the Prix Goncourt in 1987.

Was an Algerian journalist, poet, and fiction writer. He was assassinated by the rebel Armed Islamic

Was an Algerian journalist, poet, and fiction writer. He was assassinated by the rebel Armed Islamic Group because of his support of secularism and opposition to what he considered fanaticism. He was attacked on May 26, 1993, as he was leaving his home in

Was an Iranian poet, writer, translator and prominent university professor.In regards to effectivene

Was an Iranian poet, writer, translator and prominent university professor.In regards to effectiveness of science of translation, Saffarzadeh has presented several theories of which "the Scientific Progression via Translation" has been regarded the most notable one. In the book "Translating the Fundamental Meanings of the Holy Qur'an" (1999) which is a genuine research on the English and Persian Translations of Qur'an,

Was a theologian. At the age of 3 he moved to the United States, where he later attended Harvard Uni

Was a theologian. At the age of 3 he moved to the United States, where he later attended Harvard University and received a degree in theology. He wrote many books including Man in the Eyes of God.

Is a Slovene poet, translator, essayist and historical anthropologist.She was born in Ljubljana, Slo

Is a Slovene poet, translator, essayist and historical anthropologist.She was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and lives in Ljubljana. She is Editor-in-Chief of Monitor ISH-Review of Humanities and Social Sciences. She has fellowships abroad at the École des

Also known as Ryumei Yoshimoto, is a Japanese poet, literary critic, and philosopher from Tokyo. He

Also known as Ryumei Yoshimoto, is a Japanese poet, literary critic, and philosopher from Tokyo. He is the father of the famous Japanese writer known as Banana Yoshimoto and of the cartoonist Haruno Yoiko.Yoshimoto was born in 1924, in Tsukishima, Tokyo. His family were boatmakers who had moved from Amakusa, Kumamoto prefecture, making small rental boats. In his teens Yoshimoto came under the influence of literature while receiving the private tutoring, and began to write poetry in his teens. He was influenced by the work of Takamura Kotaro and Miyazawa Kenji. He was a 'militarist youth' during the war, but experienced the end of the war while mobilized for manual labor, and thereon became fascinated by Marxism.

Was a Japanese haikai poet and a disciple of Matsuo Basho.[1] He is best known for his haiku, such a

Was a Japanese haikai poet and a disciple of Matsuo Basho.[1] He is best known for his haiku, such as the one in this anecdote about him and his master Basho: One day, Kikaku composed a haiku,

Was a Japanese poet and novelist. According to prominent historian Ann Waswo, Nagatsuka Takashi was

Was a Japanese poet and novelist. According to prominent historian Ann Waswo, Nagatsuka Takashi was born into a landowning family.He is best known for his novel The Soil, published in serial form in the 1910 in the Tokyo Asahi Newspaper. It depicts life in rural Japan and it is based on Kossho, a town near where the author lived during his childhood. The characters are based on actual people although their names are altered.

A Japanese freelance journalist and former researcher for NHK (Japan's public broadcaster) and the N

A Japanese freelance journalist and former researcher for NHK (Japan's public broadcaster) and the New York Times, born in Fukuoka Prefecture and raised in Tokyo. He is also former aide to Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kunio Hatoyama, and author of numerous books, most recently "The Collapse of Journalism" (?????????)[1]. He also wrote a book about the Abe administration, Kantei Hokai (????), published in August of 2007.[2]

Takashi Yoshimatsu was born in Tokyo, Japan, and like Toru Takemitsu, the composer generally conside

Takashi Yoshimatsu was born in Tokyo, Japan, and like Toru Takemitsu, the composer generally considered to be Japan's greatest in the western classical style, did not receive formal musical training while growing up. He left the faculty of technology of Keio University in 1972

Was a novelist, short-story writer and essayist during the late Meiji and Taisho periods. His two yo

Was a novelist, short-story writer and essayist during the late Meiji and Taisho periods. His two younger brothers, Ikuma Arishima (?????) and Ton Satomi (????) were also authors.After he graduated from the Gakushuin at age 19, he entered the Sapporo Agricultural College (the present-day Faculty of Agriculture at Hokkaido University). During his studies at the university, he attempted suicide with Kokichi Morimoto (?????). The suicide failed, and Arishima subsequently became influenced by Uchimura Kanzo and became a Christian in 1901. Morimoto later went on to establish several women's schools around Japan.

Was a prominent post-World War II Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, literary critic,

Was a prominent post-World War II Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, literary critic, and television documentary writer. He was distinguished by his knowledge, intellect, sense of humor and conversational skills, and although his style has been criticized as wordy and obtuse, he was one of the more popular Japanese writers in the late Showa period. His pen name was Kaiko Ken, which is written with the same kanji.