John Thorne

male
American, lower east side, Food writer, connoisseur, gourmet, gastronomy
John Thorne is a culinary writer born in Quincy, Massachusetts who has written several best selling books on gastronomy. A college dropout, he...
Zino Davidoff

Zino Davidoff

male, deceased (1994)
zurich, humidor, havana, Tobacco, cigars, connoisseur
Zino Davidoff was born on March 11, 1906 in Kiev in what is now Ukraine, then a part of Czarist Russia. He was the eldest of four children born to...
Carlo Petrini

Carlo Petrini

male
slow food, writer, Slow Food Editor, Arca del Gusto, Salone del Gusto, bra…connoisseur
Carlo Petrini, born in the province of Cueno in the commune Bra in Italy on June 22, is the founder of the Slow Food Movement. He first came to...
Lincoln Kirstein

Lincoln Kirstein

male, deceased (1996)
Edward M. M. Warburg, United States National Medal of Arts recipient, From Boston, Art collector, connoisseur, From Rochester, New York
Lincoln Edward Kirstein (May 4, 1907 - January 5, 1996) was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, and cultural figure in New York City,...
Richard Payne Knight

Richard Payne Knight

male, deceased (1824)
British Museum, Society of Dilettanti, Art collector, paganism, Art critic, phallic…connoisseur
Richard Payne Knight (15 February 1750 - 23 April 1824) was a classical scholar and connoisseur best known for his theories of picturesque beauty...
Kawase Hasui

Kawase Hasui

male, deceased (1957)
Living National Treasures of Japan, printmaker, woodblock printing, artist, Japanese, connoisseur
Kawase Hasui was a Japanese woodblock printmaker in the early 20th century. He and Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) are widely regarded as two of the...
Kalki Krishnamurthy

Kalki Krishnamurthy

male, deceased (1954)
novelist, Indian, journalist, freedom fighter, satirist, Indian literature…connoisseur
Kalki is the pen name of Krishnamurthy (September 9 1899-December 5, 1954), an Indian freedom fighter, novelist, short-story writer, journalist,...

Christopher Sykes

male, deceased (1898)
member of parliament, beverley, connoisseur, East Riding of Yorkshire, Buckrose, Edward VII
Sir Christopher Sykes (1831 - 15 December 1898) was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and friend of Edward VII as Prince of Wales. Christopher...
Graciela Rodo Boulanger

Graciela Rodo Boulanger

female, 74 years old
engraver, poster artist, connoisseur, salzburg, la paz, lincoln center
Rodo Boulanger 's joyful scenes depict the pleasures of childhood in a childlike way. Born in La Paz, Bolivia, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised...

Émile Étienne Guimet

male, deceased (1918)
ancient egypt, French, lyon, lapis lazuli, far east, porcelain…connoisseur
Émile Étienne Guimet was a French industrialist, traveler and connoisseur. He was born at Lyon and succeeded his father in the direction of his la...