H. L. Mencken

H. L. Mencken

male, deceased (1956) (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
German-American, baltimore sun, journalist, Maryland writer, Autodidact, from Maryland…Essayist
Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), better known as H. L. Mencken, was a twentieth-century journalist, satirist, social...
E. B. White

E. B. White

male, deceased (1985)
Cornell University alumni, the elements of style, World federalist, style guide, from Maine, Essayist
Elwyn Brooks White (July 11 1899, Mount Vernon, New York - October 1 1985, North Brooklin, Maine) was a leading American essayist, author,...
Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

male, deceased (1930)
memoirist, death by myocardial infarction, Pre-1914 Association Football player, Legion of Frontiersmen member, Scottish historical novelist, British writer…Essayist
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May, 1859 - 7 July, 1930) was a Scottish born author most noted for his stories about the detective...
Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

female, deceased (1963) (United States)
American women writer, Autobiographical novel, expatriate, depression, Smith College alumni, committed suicide…Essayist
Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 - February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Known primarily for her poetry, Plath...
Karl Kraus

Karl Kraus

male, deceased (1936)
Playwright, Newspaper publisher, Newspaper editor, Essayist, satirist, journalist
Karl Kraus (April 28, 1874 - June 12, 1936) was an eminent Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and...
Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk

male, 57 years old
Turkish historical novelist, writer, Nobel laureate in Literature, nobel prize in literature, Essayist, turkish
The novelist Orhan Pamuk was born on June 7, 1952 in Istanbul and carries the distinct honor of being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison

male, deceased (1994)
Tuskegee University alumni, African-American, New York writer, music critic, Essayist, invisible man
Ralph Ellison (March 1, 1913 - April 16, 1994) was a scholar and writer. He was born Ralph Waldo Ellison in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, named by his...
James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell

male, deceased (1891)
poet, United States Ambassador to Spain, abolitionist, Lowell family, Essayist, satirist
James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, satirist, writer, diplomat, and abolitionist.
Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Pynchon

male, 72 years old
Cornell University, English, theme, Styles, English studies, from Nassau County, New York…Essayist
Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. (born May 8, 1937) is an American writer based in New York City. He is noted for his dense and complex works of...
Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa

male, 73 years old
Peruvian democracy activist, Magic realism writer, Essayist, peruvian, Premio Cervantes winner, writer
Mario Vargas Llosa (birth name: Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa) (born in Arequipa, March 28, 1936) is a Peruvian writer who is one of Latin...