Karl Barth

Karl Barth

male, deceased (1968)
Calvinist ministers and theologian University of Bonn faculty World Wars From Basel socialist reformed
Karl Barth (May 10, 1886 - December 10, 1968) (pronounced "Bart") a Swiss Reformed theologian, was one of the most influential Christian thinkers... More
Paul Fussell

Paul Fussell

male, 84 years old
Possible copyright violations National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism American military personnel of World War II American literary critic National Book Critics Circle Award king's college london … World Wars
Paul Fussell (born March 22, 1924, Pasadena, California, USA) is a cultural and literary historian, and professor emeritus of English literature at... More
André Gide

André Gide

male, deceased (1951)
anticolonialism anti-imperialism autobiographical autobiography Communism French … World Wars
André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1947. Gide's career spanned from the symbolist m... More
Frank Hurley

Frank Hurley

male, deceased (1962)
photographer documentary World War II Explorer of Antarctica Australian captain … World Wars
James Francis "Frank" Hurley (15 October 1885 - 17 January 1962) was an Australian photographer, film maker and adventurer. He participated in a... More
Roy Campbell

Roy Campbell

male, deceased (1957)
Scottish South Africans right-wing South African Catholic poet satirist … World Wars
Roy Campbell (2 October 1901 - 22 April1957) was a South African poet and satirist. He was considered by T.S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Edith Sitwell... More
Poul Henningsen

Poul Henningsen

male, deceased (1967)
Left Wing writer political architect PH-lamp Danish … World Wars
Poul Henningsen, Danish author, architect and critic, was one of the leading figures of the cultural life of Denmark between the World Wars. In... More
Tom Kristensen

Tom Kristensen

male, deceased (1974)
poet novelist journalist Literary critic Danish havoc … World Wars
Tom Kristensen was a Danish poet and novelist. He was born in London by Danish parents but grew up in Copenhagen and was educated at the University... More

François de Neufville duc de Villeroi

male, deceased (1730)
Duke of Villeroi William III louis xiv flanders war of spanish succession Duke of France … World Wars
François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier, came of a noble family which had risen into prominence in the reign of Charles IX. His f... More
Olavi Paavolainen

Olavi Paavolainen

male
Modernism poet writer Nazi Finnish journalist … World Wars
Olavi Paavolainen (1903 - 1964) was a Finnish essayist, journalist, travel book writer, poet, and cosmopolitan. He often went under the pseudonym... More
Mario Benzing

Mario Benzing

male, deceased (1958)
novelist writer German Italian cleopatra Translator … World Wars
Mario Benzing (December 7, 1896 - November 29, 1958) was an Italian novelist and translator of German origins, often forced to sign as Mario Benzi... More