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19th-century editors

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Aaron BernsteinAuthor · BooksAaron David Bernstein (6 April 1812 – 12 February 1884) was a German Jewish author, reformer and scientist.
Adolf BuschPerson · Music memorabiliaAdolf Georg Wilhelm Busch (8 August 1891 – 9 June 1952) was a German-Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer.
Alexander MackenzieAuthor · BooksAlexander Mackenzie (January 28, 1822 – April 17, 1892) was a Scottish-Canadian stonemason and politician who served as the second prime minister of Canada from 1873 to 1878.
Alexandre GuilmantPerson · Music memorabiliaFélix-Alexandre Guilmant (French pronunciation: [feliks alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɡilmɑ̃]; 12 March 1837 – 29 March 1911) was a French organist and composer.
Alice MilliganAuthor · BooksAlice Letitia Milligan [pseud. Iris Olkyrn] (4 September 1865 – 13 April 1953) was an Irish writer and activist in Ireland's Celtic Revival;
Alphonse DuvernoyPerson · Music memorabiliaVictor-Alphonse Duvernoy (30 August 1842 – 7 March 1907) was a French pianist and composer.
André BlocArtist · SculptureAndré Bloc (Algiers, May 23, 1896 – New Delhi, November 8, 1966) was a French sculptor, magazine editor, and founder of several specialist journals. He founded the "Groupe Espace" in 1949.
Angelica BalabanoffAuthor · BooksAngelica Balabanoff (also Balabanov or Balabanova; Anzhelika Balabanova; 4 August 1878 – 25 November 1965) was a Russian-Italian communist and social democratic activist of Jewish origin.
Antanas SmetonaAuthor · BooksAntanas Smetona (Lithuanian: [ɐnˈtǎːnɐs sʲmʲɛtoːˈnɐ]; 10 August 1874 – 9 January 1944) was a Lithuanian intellectual, journalist, and politician.
Anton AškercAuthor · BooksAnton Aškerc (9 January 1856 – 10 June 1912) was a Slovenian poet and Roman Catholic priest who worked in Austria, best known for his epic poems.
Anton Wilhelm von ZuccalmaglioAuthor · BooksIllustration — Zuccalmaglio Memorial, Waldbröl.
Armand PravielAuthor · BooksArmand Praviel (13 October 1875 – 15 January 1944) was a French journalist, writer and lawyer.
August VermeylenAuthor · BooksIllustration — August Vermeylen
Auguste SchmidtAuthor · BooksAuguste Schmidt, full name Friederike Wilhelmine Auguste Schmidt (3 August 1833 – 10 June 1902) was a German pioneering feminist, educator, journalist and women's rights activist.
Benoy Kumar SarkarAuthor · BooksBenoy Kumar Sarkar (sometimes Binoy Kumar Sarkar) (December 26, 1887, Malda, British India – November 23, 1949, Washington D.C, United States) was an Indian social scientist, professor, and…
Bertie Charles ForbesAuthor · BooksBertie Charles Forbes (May 14, 1880 – May 6, 1954) was a Scottish-American financial journalist and author who founded Forbes magazine.
Bhudev MukhopadhyayAuthor · BooksBhudev Mukhopadhyay (22 February 1827 – 15 May 1894) was a writer and intellectual in 19th century Bengal.
Blanca de los RíosArtist · PaintingsBlanca de los Ríos Nostench (15 August 1859 – 13 April 1956) was a Spanish writer and painter.
Caroline NortonAuthor · BooksCaroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, Lady Stirling-Maxwell (née Sheridan; 22 March 1808 – 15 June 1877) was an active English social reformer and author.
Carrie Williams CliffordAuthor · BooksCarrie Williams Clifford (September 1862 in Chillicothe, Ohio – November 10, 1934) was an author, clubwoman, and activist in the women's rights and civil rights movements in the United…
Charles Godfrey LelandAuthor · BooksCharles Godfrey Leland (August 15, 1824 – March 20, 1903) was an American humorist and folklorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Princeton University and in Europe.
Christopher MorleyAuthor · BooksChristopher Darlington Morley (May 5, 1890 – March 28, 1957) was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet.
Clara SchumannPerson · Music memorabiliaClara Josephine Schumann (lang; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German virtuoso pianist, composer, and piano teacher.
Clara ZetkinAuthor · BooksClara Zetkin (lang; Eißner; 5 July 1857 – 20 June 1933) was a German Marxist theorist, communist activist, and advocate for women's rights.
Concepción Arenal PonteAuthor · BooksConcepción Arenal Ponte (Ferrol, 31 January 1820 – Vigo, 4 February 1893) was a graduate in law, thinker, journalist, poet and Galician dramatic author within the literary Realism and…
David EdelstadtAuthor · BooksDavid Edelstadt (Yiddish: דוד עדעלשטאַט; May 9, 1866, Kaluga, Russia – 17 October 1892, Denver, Colorado) was a Jewish, Russian-American anarchist poet in the Yiddish language.
David FrischmannAuthor · BooksDavid ben Saul Frischmann (Hebrew: דָּוִד בֵּן שָׁאוּל פְרִישְׁמַן, 31 December 1859 – 4 August 1922) was a Hebrew and Yiddish modernist writer, poet and translator.
David WhitelawIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — David Whitelaw in 1925
Dietrich EckartAuthor · BooksDietrich Eckart (lang; 23 March 1868 – 26 December 1923) was a German völkisch poet, playwright, journalist, publicist, and political activist who was one of the founders of the German…
Dora DunckerAuthor · BooksDora Livia Felicia Maria Duncker (28 March 1855 – 9 October 1916) was a German writer of novels, short stories, essays, poems and stage works. She was also active as a theatre critic.
Dorothy DayAuthor · BooksDorothy May Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist, social activist and anarchist who, after a bohemian youth, became a Catholic.
Duke Maximilian Joseph in BavariaPerson · Music memorabiliaDuke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888), known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the royal House of Wittelsbach who were Kings…
Dwarkanath GangulyAuthor · BooksDwarkanath Gangopadhyay (also known as Dwarkanath Ganguly, 20 April 1844–27 June 1898) was a Bengali Brahmo reformer.
Dwight Lyman MoodyAuthor · BooksDwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with Keswickianism, who founded the Moody Church,…
E. B. WhiteAuthor · BooksElwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer, essayist, and a contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine.
Eduard SteuermannPerson · Music memorabiliaEduard Steuermann (June 18, 1892, in Sambor, Austria-Hungary – November 11, 1964, in New York City) was an Austrian-born American pianist and composer.
Edwin ArnoldAuthor · BooksSir Edwin Arnold (10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist. He is best known for his 1879 work, The Light of Asia.
Egon PetriPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Egon Petri
Erich MühsamAuthor · BooksErich Mühsam (6 April 1878 – 10 July 1934) was a German antimilitarist anarchist essayist, poet and playwright.
Esther PissarroIllustrator · IllustrationEsther Bensusan Pissarro (12 November 1870 – 20 November 1951) was a British wood-engraver, designer, and printer.
Ethel Romig FullerAuthor · BooksEthel Romig Fuller (February 26, 1883 – December 13, 1965) was Oregon's third Poet Laureate (1957–1965), and the state's first female Poet Laureate.
F. C. BurnandAuthor · BooksIllustration — From The History of "Punch"
F. Holland DayArtist · PaintingsFred Holland Day (July 23, 1864 – November 23, 1933) was an American photographer and publisher.
Fran Saleški FinžgarAuthor · BooksFran Saleški Finžgar (February 9, 1871 – June 2, 1962) was perhaps the most popular Slovene folk writer.
Frank HarrisAuthor · BooksFrank Harris (14 February 1856 – 27 August 1931) was an Irish-American editor, novelist, short story writer, journalist and publisher, who was friendly with many well-known figures of his…
Frank M. ChapmanPhotographer · PhotographyFrank Michler Chapman (June 12, 1864 – November 15, 1945) was an American ornithologist and pioneering writer of field guides.
Franz BleiPerson · Film memorabiliaFranz Blei (pseudonyms: Medardus, Dr. Peregrinus Steinhövel, Amadée de la Houlette, Franciscus Amadeus, Gussie Mc-Bill, Prokop Templin, Heliogabal, Nikodemus Schuster, L. O. G, Hans Adolar;
Fredrika RunebergAuthor · BooksFredrika Charlotta Runeberg (née Tengström; 2 September 1807 – 27 May 1879) was a Finnish (Finland-Swedish) novelist and journalist.
Friedrich LienhardAuthor · BooksFriedrich Lienhard (4 October 1865 – 30 April 1929) was a German writer and nationalist ideologue.
Fritz JödePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Fritz Jöde, 1932
Froylán TurciosAuthor · BooksFroylán Turcios (July 7, 1875 – November 19, 1943) was a Honduran writer, journalist and politician.
George GodwinDesigner · DesignGeorge Godwin (28 January 1813 – 27 January 1888) was an influential British architect, journalist, and editor of The Builder magazine.
George Wilbur PeckAuthor · BooksGeorge Wilbur Peck (September 28, 1840 – April 16, 1916) was an American writer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 17th governor of Wisconsin and the 29th mayor of Milwaukee.[1]
Gertrud BäumerAuthor · BooksGertrud Bäumer (12 September 1873, Hagen-Hohenlimburg, Westphalia – 25 March 1954, Bethel) was a German politician who actively participated in the German civil rights feminist movement.
Géza GárdonyiAuthor · Books
Gilbert Hovey GrosvenorPhotographer · PhotographyGilbert Hovey Grosvenor (October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966) was an American magazine editor who was the first full-time editor of the National Geographic magazine from 1899 to 1954, and…
Giulio RicordiArtist · PaintingsGiulio Ricordi (19 December 1840 – 6 June 1912) was an Italian editor and musician who joined the family firm, the Casa Ricordi music publishing house, in 1863, then run by his father,…
Gustav LandauerAuthor · BooksGustav Landauer (7 April 1870 – 2 May 1919) was a German anarchist writer and revolutionary.
Hans SwarowskyPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Swarowsky was an Austrian conductor, music educator, university teacher, editor, music teacher and translator (1899–1975). He was born in Budapest and died in Salzburg.
Hayim Nahman BialikAuthor · BooksHayim Nahman Bialik (January 9, 1873 – July 4, 1934) was a Russian-Jewish poet who wrote primarily in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Heinrich SchenkerPerson · Music memorabiliaHeinrich Schenker (19 June 1868 – 14 January 1935) was an Austrian music theorist whose writings have had a profound influence on subsequent musical analysis.
Helen BlackburnAuthor · BooksHelen Blackburn (25 May 1842 – 11 January 1903) was a feminist, writer and campaigner for women's rights, especially in the field of employment.
Helene LangeAuthor · BooksHelene Lange (1848–1930) was a leading voice for German women's access to higher education and professional careers, particularly in teaching.
Henri-François-Alphonse EsquirosAuthor · BooksIllustration — Henri-François-Alphonse Esquiros (ca.
Henrietta SzoldAuthor · BooksHenrietta Szold (December 21, 1860 – February 13, 1945) was an American-born Jewish Zionist leader and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America.
Henriette Roland HolstAuthor · BooksHenriette Goverdine Anna "Jet" Roland Holst-van der Schalk (24 December 1869 – 21 November 1952) was a Dutch poet and Council communist. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Henry AbbeyAuthor · BooksHenry Abbey (July 11, 1842 – June 7, 1911) was an American poet who is best remembered for the poem, "What do we plant when we plant a tree?" He is also known for "The Bedouin's Rebuke".
Henry AdamsAuthor · BooksHenry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents.
Henry GeorgeAuthor · BooksHenry George (September 2, 1839 – October 29, 1897) was an American political economist, social philosopher and journalist.
Henry MayhewAuthor · BooksHenry Mayhew (25 November 1812 – 25 July 1887) was an English journalist, playwright, and advocate of reform.
Hermann KellerPerson · Music memorabiliaHermann Keller (20 November 1885 – 17 August 1967) was a German Protestant church musician and musicologist.
Horace GreeleyAuthor · BooksHorace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune.
Isydor VorobkevychAuthor · BooksSydir Ivanovych Vorobkevych (Isidor Vorobchievici; 17 May 183631 September 1903), was a Ukrainian composer, writer, Eastern Orthodox priest, teacher, and artist.
Ivan Kukuljević SakcinskiAuthor · BooksIvan Kukuljević Sakcinski (ǐʋan kukǔːʎeʋit͡ɕ sǎkt͡sinskiː; 29 May 1816 – 1 August 1889) was a Croatian historian, politician, and writer, most famous for delivering the first speech in…
Jacques Paul MigneAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jacques-Paul Migne, engraving by E. Tailland
James Halliwell-PhillippsAuthor · BooksJames Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (born James Orchard Halliwell; 21 June 1820 – 3 January 1889) was an English writer, Shakespearean scholar, antiquarian, and a collector of English nursery…
Jane WildeAuthor · BooksJane Francesca Agnes Wilde, Lady Wilde (née Elgee. 27 December 1821 – 3 February 1896) was an Irish poet who wrote under the pen name Speranza and supporter of the nationalist movement.
Jelica Belović-BernadžikovskiAuthor · BooksJelica Belović-Bernadzikowska (25 February 1870 – 30 June 1946) was a Croatian ethnographer, journalist, writer, and feminist.
Johan Vilhelm SnellmanAuthor · BooksJohan Vilhelm Snellman (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjuːhɑn ˈvilːhelm ˈsnelːmɑn]; 12 May 1806 – 4 July 1881) was a Finland-Swedish philosopher, journalist and statesman, and one of the leading…
Johanna KinkelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohanna Kinkel (8 July 1810 – 15 November 1858), born Maria Johanna Mockel, was a German composer, writer, pedagogue, and revolutionary.
Johannes KuhloPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Friedrich Johannes Kuhlo (8 October 1856 in Gohfeld, now Löhne, Germany – 16 May 1941 in Bielefeld-Bethel, Germany) together with his father Eduard Kuhlo, founded the German Protestant…
John Hill HewittAuthor · BooksIllustration — An 1852 illustration of Hewitt
José Vianna da MottaPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Vianna da Motta (modern spelling as Viana da Mota; 22 April 1868 – 1 June 1948) was a Portuguese pianist, teacher, and composer. He was one of the last pupils of Franz Liszt.
Jovan ĐorđevićTerminology · Music memorabiliaJovan Đorđević (13 November 1826 – 9 April 1900) was a Serbian writer, dramatist, Minister of Education and the co-founder of the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre in 1861, the National…
József BajzaAuthor · BooksJózsef Bajza (31 January 1804 – 3 March 1858) was a Hungarian poet and critic.
Jules TroubatAuthor · BooksJules Simon Troubat (1836–1914) was a French littérateur, born in Montpellier. He was the last secretary of Sainte-Beuve, one of his testamentary executors, and his legatee.
Juliette AdamAuthor · BooksIllustration — Juliette Adam, c.
Karl GrünAuthor · BooksKarl Theodor Ferdinand Grün (lang; 30 September 1817 – 18 February 1887), also known by his alias Ernst von der Haide, was a German journalist, philosopher, political theorist and socialist…
Karl Hermann PillneyPerson · Music memorabiliaKarl Hermann Pillney (8 April 1896 – 10 April 1980) was an Austrian composer and concert pianist.
Larisa ReisnerAuthor · BooksLarissa Mikhailovna Reissner (– 9 February 1926) was a Russian writer and revolutionary.
Leonard WoolfArtist · PaintingsLeonard Sidney Woolf (1880 11 25 – 1969 8 14) was a British political theorist, author, publisher, and civil servant. He was married to author Virginia Woolf.
Lily BraunAuthor · BooksLily Braun (2 July 1865 – 8 August 1916), born Amalie von Kretschmann, was a German feminist writer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Louis KöhlerPerson · Music memorabiliaChristian Louis Heinrich Köhler (5 September 1820 – 16 February 1886) was a German composer, conductor and piano teacher.
Louis-Honoré FréchetteAuthor · BooksLouis-Honoré Fréchette (November 16, 1839 – May 31, 1908) was a Canadian poet, politician, playwright and short story writer.
Louisa LawsonAuthor · BooksLouisa Lawson (Albury; 17February 184812August 1920) was an Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist. Her eldest son was the poet and author Henry Lawson.
Louise ColetAuthor · BooksLouise Colet (French: [kɔlɛ]; 15 August 1810 – 9 March 1876), born Louise Revoil de Servannes, was a French poet and writer.
Lucy StoneAuthor · BooksLucy Stone (August 13, 1818 – October 18, 1893) was an American orator, abolitionist and suffragist who was a vocal advocate for and organizer of promoting rights for women.
Ludmilla AssingAuthor · BooksRosa Ludmilla Assing (22 February 1821 in Hamburg – 25 March 1880 in Florence) was a German writer, who also wrote under the pseudonyms Achim Lothar and Talora.
Luise AstonAuthor · BooksLuise Aston or Louise Aston (26 November 1814, Gröningen – 21 December 1871, Wangen im Allgäu) was a German author and feminist, who championed the rights of women, and was known for…
Mabel CollinsAuthor · BooksMinna Mabel Collins (9 September 1851 – 31 March 1927) was a British anti-vivisectionist, occultist and author of over 46 books.
Mahavir Prasad DwivediAuthor · BooksMahavir Prasad Dwivedi (15 May 1864 – 21 December 1938) was an Indian Hindi writer and editor.
Margaret Caroline AndersonAuthor · BooksMargaret Caroline Anderson (November 24, 1886 – October 19, 1973) was the American founder, editor and publisher of the art and literary magazine The Little Review, which published a…
Marguerite DurandAuthor · BooksMarguerite Durand (24 January 1864 – 16 March 1936) was a French stage actress, journalist, and a leading suffragette. She founded her own newspaper, and ran for election.
Maria ChekhovaArtist · PaintingsMaria Pavlovna Chekhova was a Russian teacher, artist, founder of the Chekhov Memorial House museum in Yalta, and a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
Maria KonopnickaAuthor · BooksMaria Konopnicka (Wasiłowska; 23 May 1842 – 8 October 1910) was a Polish poet, novelist, children's writer, translator, journalist, critic and activist for women's rights and for Polish…
Maria Olga de Moraes Sarmento da SilveiraAuthor · BooksOlga Moraes Sarmento da Silveira (née Maria Olga de Moraes Sarmento da Silveira; known also as, Olga Morais Sarmento; 26 May 1881 – 17 October 1948) was a Portuguese writer and feminist.
Maria Teresia LedóchowskaAuthor · BooksMaria Teresia Ledóchowska was a Polish and Austrian religious, editor, missionary, founder of catholic religious community and writer (1863–1922). She was born in Loosdorf and died in Rome.
Marie LangAuthor · BooksMarie Lang (8 March 1858 – 14 October 1934) was an Austrian feminist, theosophist and publisher. Marie Lang was born in 1858 in Vienna, Lang was raised in a liberal, upper-middle-class home.
Marie StrittAuthor · BooksMarie Stritt (18 February 1855 – 16 December 1928) was a German feminist and a leading force in the international and German women's suffrage movement.
Marion SpielmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Marion Spielmann painted by John Henry Frederick Bacon.
Marko VovchokAuthor · BooksMarko Vovchok (nee Mariia Vilinskа, surname by the first marriage: Markovych, surname by the second marriage: Lobach-Zhuchenko;
Marshall S. CornwellAuthor · BooksMarshall Silas Cornwell (October 18, 1871 – May 26, 1898) was a 19th-century American newspaper publisher and editor, writer and poet in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Mary Cynthia DickersonPhotographer · PhotographyMary Cynthia Dickerson (March 7, 1866 – April 23, 1923) was an American herpetologist and the first curator of herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History, as well as the first…
Michael Georg ConradAuthor · BooksMichael Georg Conrad was a German philosopher, literary critic, writer, politician, editor and theatre critic (1846–1927). He was born in Gnodstadt and died in Munich.
Minna CanthAuthor · BooksMinna Canth (born Ulrika Wilhelmina Johnson; 19 March 1844 – 12 May 1897) was a Finnish writer and social activist.
Minna CauerAuthor · BooksWilhelmine Theodore Marie Cauer, née Schelle, usually known as Minna Cauer (1 November 1841 in Freyenstein – 3 August 1922 in Berlin), was a German pedagogue, activist in the so-called…
Moritz Mayer-MahrPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Moritz Mayer-Mahr
Nahum GoldmannAuthor · BooksNahum Goldmann (July 10, 1895 – August 29, 1982) was a leading Zionist. He was a founder of the World Jewish Congress and its president from 1951 to 1978 and was also president of the World…
Osbert SitwellAuthor · BooksSir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Baronet CH CBE (6 December 1892 – 4 May 1969) was an English writer.
Ottilie WildermuthAuthor · BooksOttilie Wildermuth (lang; née Rooschüz; 22 February 1817 in Rottenburg am Neckar – 12 July 1877 in Tübingen) was a German writer, particularly notable for her children's books.

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