John Willett

John Willett

male, deceased (2002)
John Willett was a translator and a scholar who is famous for translating the work of Bertolt Brecht into English. He was born on June 24 1917, and...
Ignacy Krasicki

Ignacy Krasicki

male, deceased (1801)
Ignacy Krasicki (Dubiecko, Galicia, February 3, 1735 — March 14, 1801, Berlin), from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Po...
Arina Tanemura

Arina Tanemura

female, 31 years old
(March 12, 1978) is a mangaka who does mainly shōjo manga. She debuted in 1996 with the Nibanme no Koi no Katachi. To date, her works are p...
Harley Granville-Barker

Harley Granville-Barker

male, deceased (1946)
Harley Granville-Barker (November 25 1877 - August 31 1946) was an English actor, director, producer, critic and playwright. Born in London, Harley...
Faraz Rabbani

Faraz Rabbani

male, 35 years old
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, is a scholar and researcher of Islamic law and translator of several Arabic works to the English language. A student and...
William Jay Smith

William Jay Smith

male, 91 years old
William Jay Smith (born 1918) is an American poet. Born in Winnfield, Louisiana, Smith has studied at Washington University, Columbia University,...
S. H. Hooke

S. H. Hooke

male, deceased (1968)
Samuel Henry Hooke (January 21, 1874-1968) was an English scholar writing on comparative religion. He is known for his translation of the Bible...
Dylan Howe

Dylan Howe

male, 40 years old
Dylan Lee Howe (born August 4, 1969 in England) is a jazz drummer, studio/session drummer and composer.
Helen Maria Williams

Helen Maria Williams

female, deceased (1827)
Helen Maria Williams (1761 or 1762-1827) was a British novelist, poet, and translator of French-language works. A religious dissenter, she was a...
Pierre Isabelle

Pierre Isabelle

male
Pierre Isabelle is Group Leader for Interactive Language Technologies at the Canadian National Research Center (NRC-CNRC). Pierre holds a Ph.D. in...