Arthur Koestler

Arthur Koestler

male, deceased (1983)
Arthur Koestler (September 5, 1905, Budapest - March 3, 1983, London) was a Hungarian polymath who became a naturalized British subject. He wrote...
Max Frisch

Max Frisch

male, deceased (1991)
Max Frisch (May 15, 1911 - April 4, 1991), was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, one of the most representative writers of German...
Johanna Spyri

Johanna Spyri

female, deceased (1901)
Johanna Spyri (June 12, 1827 - July 7, 1901) was an author of children's stories, and is best known for "Heidi". Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the...

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

male, deceased (1990)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World W...
Gregor von Rezzori

Gregor von Rezzori

male, deceased (1998)
Gregor von Rezzori (born Gregor Arnulph Hilarius d'Arezzo; May 13 1914 - April 23 1998) was an Austrian-born German-language novelist, memoirist,...
Houston Stewart Chamberlain

Houston Stewart Chamberlain

male, deceased (1927)
Houston Stewart Chamberlain (September 9, 1855 - January 9, 1927) was a British-born naturalized German natural scientist, and author of popular...
Michael Ende

Michael Ende

male, deceased (1995)
Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende is Ende's best known work. Other books include "Momo" and "Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer" (Jim Button and L...
Giwi Margwelaschwili

Giwi Margwelaschwili

male, 81 years old
Giwi Margwelaschwili (born December 14, 1927 in Berlin) is a German-language Georgian writer and philosopher. He is the son of the notable Georgian...
Heinrich Bolleter

Heinrich Bolleter

male, 68 years old
Heinrich Bolleter was from 1989 to 2006 the bishop of the United Methodist Church of Central and Southern Europe which comprises the countries...