Roman Jakobson

Roman Jakobson

male, deceased (1982)
Roman Osipovich Jakobson was a Russian thinker who became one of the most influential linguists of the 20th century by pioneering the development...
Viktor Shklovsky

Viktor Shklovsky

male, deceased (1984)
Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky (or Shklovskii; ; Saint Petersburg, ; Moscow, 6 December 1984) was a Russian and Soviet critic, writer, and pamphleteer.

Kristin Thompson

female
Kristin Thompson (born 1950) is a prominent film theorist and author. She holds an honorary fellowship in the Department of Communication Arts at...
Osip Brik

Osip Brik

male, deceased (1945)
Osip Maksimovich Brik, (January 16 1888-February 221945), Russian avant garde writer and literary critic, was one of the most important members of...
Yury Tynyanov

Yury Tynyanov

male, deceased (1943)
Yury Tynyanov (Ю́рий Никола́евич (Насонович) Тыня́нов) (October 18, 1894 - December 20, 1943) was a famous Soviet/Russian writer, literary c...
Pavel Medvedev

Pavel Medvedev

male
Pavel N. Medvedev (18??-193?) was a Russian literary scholar. He was a teacher, social activist, and friend of Mikhail Bakhtin, as well as of Boris...

Jan Mukařovský

male, deceased (1975)
Jan Mukařovský was a Czech literary theoretic and aesthetician. He was professor at the Charles University of Prague. He is well known for his as...

Lydia Ginzburg

female
Lydia Ginzburg, [1902 - 1990] was a major Soviet literary critic and a survivor of the siege of Leningrad. She was often at odds with the Soviet...
Witold Lutosławski

Witold Lutosławski

male, deceased (1994)
Witold Lutosławski was one of the major European composers of the 20th century. He was possibly the most significant Polish composer after Chopin, a...
Antti Aarne

Antti Aarne

male, deceased (1925)
Antti Amatus Aarne (December 5,1867 - February 2,1925) was a Finnish folklorist.