Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

male, deceased (1900)
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher. His writing included critiques of religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and...
Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

male, deceased (1784)
Samuel Johnson LL.D. (13 December 1784), often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, is one of England's best known literary figures : a poet,...
Karl Kraus

Karl Kraus

male, deceased (1936)
Karl Kraus (April 28, 1874 - June 12, 1936) was an eminent Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and...
Charles Caleb Colton

Charles Caleb Colton

male, deceased (1832)
Charles Caleb Colton, was an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities. Colton was educated at Eton and King’s Co...
Joseph Joubert

Joseph Joubert

male, deceased (1824)
Joseph Joubert (born May 7, 1754 in Montignac, Périgord and died May 4 1824 in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne) was a French moralist and essayist, r...

Paul Valéry

male, deceased (1945)
Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry (October 30, 1871 – July 20, 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. His interests were suf...
Logan Pearsall Smith

Logan Pearsall Smith

male, deceased (1946)
Logan Pearsall Smith was an American essayist and critic. Smith was born in Millville, New Jersey and settled in London. He was known for his...

John Gross

male
John Gross is an English literary author. He served as the editor of the "Times Literary Supplement" from 1974 to 1981 and is currently theatre...
Antonio Porchia

Antonio Porchia

male, deceased (1968)
Antonio Porchia was an Italian poet. He was born in Conflenti (Italy) but, after the death of his father in 1900, moved to Argentina. He wrote a...
Nicolas Chamfort

Nicolas Chamfort

male, deceased (1794)
Nicolas Chamfort (April 6, 1741, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne France - April 13, 1794, Paris) was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams...