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Dotremont, Christian
Christian Dotremont was a Belgian poet and energetic cultural figure who is probably best known as one of the founders......
Doughty, Charles Montagu
Charles Montagu Doughty was a British traveler and writer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all......
Douglas, Lord Alfred
In 1891 a 20-year-old university student met the famed Irish writer and wit Oscar Wilde. The student, a golden-haired......
Douglas, Norman
Norman Douglas was an essayist and novelist who wrote of southern Italy, where he lived for many years, latterly......
Douglass, Frederick
Frederick Douglass was an African American abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author who is famous......
Dove, Rita
Rita Dove is an American poet and writer who was the first African American to serve as poet laureate of the United......
Dowden, Edward
Edward Dowden was an Irish critic, biographer, and poet, noted for his critical work on Shakespeare. Educated at......
Dreiser, Theodore
Theodore Dreiser was a novelist who was the outstanding American practitioner of naturalism. He was the leading......
Dreyer, Johan Ludvig Emil
Johan Ludvig Emil Dreyer was a Danish astronomer who compiled the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters......
Drieu La Rochelle, Pierre
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle was a French writer of novels, short stories, and political essays whose life and works......
Drummond, Henry
Henry Drummond was a British banker, writer, and member of Parliament who helped found the Catholic Apostolic Church.......
Du Bois, W.E.B.
W.E.B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, author, editor, and activist who was the most important......
du Bois, William PĂšne
William PĂšne du Bois was an American author and illustrator of childrenâs books noted for his comic coterie of......
Du Bos, Charles
Charles Du Bos was a French critic of French and English literature whose writings on William Shakespeare, Percy......
Du Camp, Maxime
Maxime Du Camp was a French writer and photographer who is chiefly known for his vivid accounts of 19th-century......
du Maurier, Daphne
Daphne du Maurier was an English novelist and playwright, daughter of actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier, best......
du Maurier, George
George du Maurier was a British caricaturist whose illustrations for Punch were acute commentaries on the Victorian......
Dubus, Andre
Andre Dubus was an American short-story writer and novelist who is noted as a chronicler of the struggles of contemporary......
Duby, Georges
Georges Duby was a member of the French Academy, holder of the chair in medieval history at the CollĂšge de France......
Dudley, Edmund
Edmund Dudley was a minister of King Henry VII of England and author of a political allegory, The Tree of Commonwealth......
Dudo of Saint-Quentin
Dudo of Saint-Quentin was a historian of the first dukes of Normandy; his chronicle is a primary source for the......
Duhamel, Georges
Georges Duhamel was a French author most noted for two novel cycles: Vie et aventures de Salavin, 5 vol. (1920â32),......
Duke, Vernon
Vernon Duke was a Russian-born American composer noted for his sophisticated melodies for films, Broadway musicals,......
Dumas, Alexandre, pĂšre
Alexandre Dumas, pĂšre was one of the most prolific and most popular French authors of the 19th century. Without......
Dunbar Nelson, Alice
Alice Dunbar Nelson was a novelist, poet, essayist, and critic associated with the early period of the Harlem Renaissance......
Duncan, Ronald
Ronald Duncan was a British playwright, poet, and man of letters whose verse plays express the contrast between......
Duniway, Abigail Jane Scott
Abigail Jane Scott Duniway was an American pioneer, suffragist, and writer, remembered chiefly for her ultimately......
Dunne, John Gregory
John Gregory Dunne was an American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter who is noted for his works of social......
Duras, Marguerite
Marguerite Duras was a French novelist, screenwriter, scenarist, playwright, and film director, internationally......
Durrell, Lawrence
Lawrence Durrell was an English novelist, poet, and writer of topographical books, verse plays, and farcical short......
Duyckinck, Evert Augustus
Evert Augustus Duyckinck was an American biographer, editor, and critic who with such works as the two-volume Cyclopaedia......
Dworkin, Andrea
Andrea Dworkin was an American feminist and author, an outspoken critic of sexual politics, particularly of the......
DĂ©ry, Tibor
Tibor DĂ©ry was a Hungarian novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright, one of the most respected and controversial......
Döblin, Alfred
Alfred Döblin was a German novelist and essayist, the most talented narrative writer of the German Expressionist......
DĂŒrrenmatt, Friedrich
Friedrich DĂŒrrenmatt was a Swiss playwright, novelist, and essayist whose satiric, almost farcical tragicomic plays......
DÄ
browska, Maria
Maria DÄ
browska was a Polish novelist and critic, a major 20th-century writer and moral authority. Born into a......
DâAnnunzio, Gabriele
Gabriele DâAnnunzio was an Italian poet, novelist, dramatist, short-story writer, journalist, military hero, and......
dâOrs y Rovira, Eugenio
Eugenio dâOrs y Rovira was a Catalan essayist, philosopher, and art critic who was a leading ideologue of the Catalan......
Earhart, Amelia
Amelia Earhart was an American aviator, one of the worldâs most celebrated, who was the first woman to fly solo......
Earle, Alice Morse
Alice Morse Earle was an American writer and antiquarian whose work centred on the manners, customs, and handicrafts......
Eastman, Mary Henderson
Mary Henderson Eastman was a 19th-century American writer whose work on Native Americans, though coloured by her......
Eck, Johann
Johann Eck was a German theologian who was Martin Lutherâs principal Roman Catholic opponent. Early in his career......
Eckermann, Johann Peter
Johann Peter Eckermann was a German writer, chiefly remembered as the assistant and close associate of the aging......
Eckstorm, Fannie Pearson Hardy
Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm was an American writer and ornithologist whose extensive personal knowledge of her......
Edel, Leon
Leon Edel was an American literary critic and biographer, who was the foremost 20th-century authority on the life......
Edgeworth, Maria
Maria Edgeworth was an Anglo-Irish writer, known for her childrenâs stories and for her novels of Irish life. She......
Edmer
Edmer was an English biographer of St. Anselm and historian whose accounts are a uniquely accurate and credible......
Edwards, Jorge
Jorge Edwards was a Chilean writer, literary critic, and diplomat who gained notoriety with the publication of......
Edwards, Lewis
Lewis Edwards was a Welsh educator and minister of the Calvinistic Methodist Church of Wales whose literary and......
Effen, Justus van
Justus van Effen was a Dutch essayist and journalist whose straightforward didactic pieces, modelled on foreign......
Egan, Pierce, The Elder
Pierce Egan, the Elder was a sporting writer whose works were considered indispensable reading for English men-about-town......
Eggers, Dave
Dave Eggers is an American author, publisher, and literacy advocate whose breakout memoir, A Heartbreaking Work......
Ehrenburg, Ilya Grigoryevich
Ilya Grigoryevich Ehrenburg was a prolific writer and journalist, one of the most effective Soviet spokesmen to......
Einhard
Einhard was a Frankish historian and court scholar whose writings are an invaluable source of information on Charlemagne......
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States (1953â61), who had been supreme commander of the......
Ekkehard IV
Ekkehard IV was a teacher, glossarist, writer, famous as one of the principal authors of Casus Sancti Galli (âThe......
El Saadawi, Nawal
Nawal El Saadawi was an Egyptian public health physician, psychiatrist, author, and advocate of womenâs rights.......
Eldad ben Mahli ha-Dani
Eldad ben Mahli ha-Dani was a Jewish traveller and philologist who was generally credited with the authorship of......
Elimelech Of Lizhensk
Elimelech Of Lizhensk was a Jewish teacher and author, one of the founders of កasidism (a Jewish pietistic movement)......
Eliot, T.S.
T.S. Eliot was an American-English poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor who became a leader of the Modernist......
Ellis, Bret Easton
After his debut in 1985 with the novel Less Than Zero, American writer Bret Easton Ellis was declared by many critics......
Ellison, Harlan
Harlan Ellison was an American writer of short stories, novels, essays, and television and film scripts. Though......
Ellison, Ralph
Ralph Ellison was an American writer who won eminence with his first novel (and the only one published during his......
Ellmann, Richard
Richard Ellmann was an American literary critic and scholar, an expert on the life and works of James Joyce, William......
Ellroy, James
James Ellroy is an American author known for his best-selling crime and detective novels that examine sinister......
Elsschot, Willem
Willem Elsschot was a Flemish novelist and poet, the author of a small but remarkable oeuvre, whose laconic style......
Emden, Jacob Israel
Jacob Israel Emden was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar primarily known for his lengthy quarrel with Rabbi Jonathan......
Emecheta, Buchi
Buchi Emecheta was an Igbo writer whose novels deal largely with the difficult and unequal role of women in both......
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American lecturer, poet, and essayist, the leading exponent of New England Transcendentalism.......
EndĆ ShĆ«saku
EndĆ ShĆ«saku was a Japanese writer noted for his examination of the relationship between East and West through......
Ennodius, Magnus Felix
Magnus Felix Ennodius was a Latin poet, prose writer, rhetorician, and bishop, some of whose prose works are valuable......
Enquist, Per Olov
Per Olov Enquist was a Swedish writer and social critic of the who is considered one of the giants of contemporary......
Enright, D.J.
D.J. Enright was a British poet, novelist, and teacher. After receiving a masterâs degree at the University of......
Enzinas, Francisco de
Francisco de Enzinas was a Spanish scholar and humanist, one of the most important figures of the abortive Spanish......
Ephraem Syrus, Saint
Saint Ephraem Syrus ; Western feast day June 9, Eastern feast day January 28) was a Christian theologian, poet,......
Ephron, Nora
Nora Ephron was an American author, playwright, screenwriter, and film director known for creating romantic comedies......
Ernaux, Annie
Annie Ernaux is a French author known for her lightly fictionalized memoirs, which are written in spare, detached......
Ernst, Paul
Paul Ernst was a German writer known particularly for his short stories and for essays on philosophical, economic,......
Erskine, John
John Erskine was a U.S. educator, musician, and novelist noted for energetic, skilled work in several different......
Ervine, Saint John
Saint John Ervine was a British playwright, novelist, and critic, one of the first to write dramas in the style......
EstĂ©banez CalderĂłn, SerafĂn
SerafĂn EstĂ©banez CalderĂłn was one of the best-known costumbristas, Spanish writers who depicted in short articles......
Eustathius of Thessalonica
Eustathius of Thessalonica was a metropolitan (archbishop) of Thessalonica (c. 1175â94), humanist scholar, author,......
Evans, Dale
Dale Evans was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and writer who reigned as âqueen of the Westâ alongside her......
Evelyn, John
John Evelyn was an English country gentleman, author of some 30 books on the fine arts, forestry, and religious......
Evers-Williams, Myrlie
Myrlie Evers-Williams is an African American activist and the wife of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, whose racially......
Everson, William
William Everson was an American Roman Catholic poet whose works record a personal search for religious vision in......
Evliya Ăelebi
Evliya Ăelebi was one of the most celebrated Ottoman travelers, who journeyed for more than 40 years throughout......
Ewald, Johannes
Johannes Ewald was one of Denmarkâs greatest lyric poets and the first to use themes from early Scandinavian myths......
Ezekiel, Nissim
Nissim Ezekiel was an Indian Jewish poet and playwright who wrote in English. His major works of poetry include......
Eötvös, József, Båró
József, Baron Eötvös, was a novelist, essayist, educator, and statesman, whose life and writings were devoted to......
Eötvös, Kåroly
Kåroly Eötvös was a Hungarian writer, lawyer, and politician best known as the defense counsel in a notorious case......
Fadiman, Clifton
Clifton Fadiman was an American editor, anthologist, and writer known for his extraordinary memory and his wide-ranging......
Fain, Agathon-Jean-François, Baron
Agathon-Jean-François, Baron Fain was a French historian, secretary, and archivist to the cabinet of Napoleon,......
Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was an American actor, socialite, and businessman who had a successful film career before......
Falke, Gustav
Gustav Falke was a German poet and novelist prominent among the new lyric poets of the late 19th and early 20th......
Farago, Ladislas
Ladislas Farago was a Hungarian-born writer and popular historian who produced an impressive array of war and espionage......
Fargue, LĂ©on-Paul
LĂ©on-Paul Fargue was a French poet and essayist whose work spanned numerous literary movements. Before he reached......
Farjeon, Eleanor
Eleanor Farjeon was an English writer for children whose magical but unsentimental tales, which often mock the......
Farrell, James T.
James T. Farrell was an American novelist and short-story writer known for his realistic portraits of the lower-middle-class......
Farrow, Ronan
Ronan Farrow is an American journalist whose investigative reporting for The New Yorker helped expose allegations......