John Mandeville

John Mandeville

male
"Jehan de Mandeville", translated as "Sir John Mandeville", is the name claimed by the compiler of a singular book of supposed travels, written in...

Lucy Irvine

female, 53 years old
Lucy Irvine is a British writer, born 1 February, 1956 in Whitton, Middlesex. She wrote the 1983 book "Castaway " published by Victor Gollancz...
Santeri Kannisto

Santeri Kannisto

male, 39 years old
Santeri Kannisto was one of open source and free software advocates in Finland and held positions in the Finnish IT society in 1991-2004. He was...
J. A. Cuddon

J. A. Cuddon

male, deceased (1996)
J. A. Cuddon (June 2, 1928 - March 12, 1996), was an erudite English author, dictionary writer, and school teacher. Most widely-known for his...
Maria Callcott

Maria Callcott

female, deceased (1844)
Lady Maria Callcott (1786 - 1844), sometimes known as Maria Graham, was a British writer of travel books and children's books, but also an...

Arculf

male
Arculf (later 7th century), was a monk of Gaul, said by Bede to be a bishop ("Galliarum Episcopus"), who, according to Bede's history of the Church...
Donald C. Peattie

Donald C. Peattie

male, deceased (1964)
Donald Culross Peattie (June 21, 1898 - November 16, 1964) was a U.S. botanist, naturalist and author. He was described by Joseph Wood Krutch as...