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20th-century teachers

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Abdelhalim HemcheArtist · PaintingsAbdelhalim Hemche (5 February 1908 – 1 April 1979) was an Algerian figurative painter.
Abdourahman WaberiAuthor · BooksAbdourahman A. Waberi (Cabdiraxmaan Waaberi) is a novelist, essayist, poet, academic, and short-story writer from Djibouti.
Abel MeeropolAuthor · BooksAbel Meeropol (February 10, 1903 – October 29, 1986) was an American songwriter and poet whose works were published under his pseudonym Lewis Allan.
Adam SavagePerson · Film memorabiliaAdam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967)[1] is an American special effects creator and educational video presenter.
Ágnes Nemes NagyAuthor · BooksÁgnes Nemes Nagy (January 3, 1922 – August 23, 1991) was a Hungarian poet, writer, educator, and translator.
Aidi VallikAuthor · BooksIllustration — Aidi Vallik in 2017
Akira TakaradaPerson · Film memorabiliaApril 29, 1934 – March 14, 2022 was a Japanese actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Akli TadjerAuthor · BooksAkli Tadjer (Arabic:آكلي تاجر), a Franco-Algerian writer, was born on August 11, 1954, in Paris, of Algerian immigrant parents.
Alberto Arvelo TorrealbaAuthor · BooksAlberto Arvelo Torrealba (September 3, 1905 – March 28, 1971), was a Venezuelan lawyer, educator and folklorical poet.
Alberto Methol FerréAuthor · BooksAlberto René Methol Ferré (Montevideo, 31 March 1929 – 15 November 2009) was a Uruguayan thinker, writer, journalist, teacher, historian and theologian.
Alberto ZeddaPerson · Music memorabiliaAlberto Zedda (2 January 19286 March 2017) was an Italian conductor and musicologist whose specialty was the 19th-century Italian repertoire.
Aleksandra AntonovaAuthor · BooksAleksandra Andreevna Antonova (Sandra Antonova; 5 May 1932 – 8 October 2014) was a Russian–Kildin Sámi teacher, writer, poet and translator.
Alenka Rebula TutaAuthor · BooksAlenka Rebula Tuta (born April 14, 1954) is a Slovene writer, poet, applied psychologist and a notable member of the Slovene minority in Italy.
Aleš VeselýArtist · SculptureAleš Veselý (3 February 1935 – 14 December 2015) was a Czech sculptor, graphic artist, painter and academy teacher.
Alessandro SolbiatiPerson · Music memorabiliaAlessandro Solbiati (born 9 September 1956) is an Italian composer of classical music, who has composed instrumental music for chamber ensembles and orchestra, art songs and operas.
Alexander GordonPerson · Film memorabiliaAlexander Garrievich Gordon (born February 20, 1964) is a Russian radio and television presenter, journalist, actor and director. He has worked on "NTV" channel and "Channel One".
Alfie KohnAuthor · BooksAlfie Kohn (born October 15, 1957) is an American author and lecturer in the areas of education, parenting, and human behavior.
Ali ShariatiAuthor · BooksAli Shariati Mazinani (23November 193318June 1977) was an Iranian revolutionary and sociologist who specialised in the sociology of religion.
Alistair MacLeanAuthor · BooksAlistair Stuart MacLean (Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist, who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories.
Allen GinsbergAuthor · BooksIrwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer.
Amintore FanfaniArtist · PaintingsAmintore Fanfani (Italian pronunciation: [aˈmintore faɱˈfaːni]; 6 February 1908 – 20 November 1999) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as 32nd prime minister of Italy for…
Ana MiljackiDesigner · DesignAna Miljački is a historian, theorist, educator and curator of architecture. She is an associate professor of architecture in MIT where she directs the Critical Broadcasting Lab, the…
André de RichaudAuthor · BooksAndré de Richaud (6 April 1907 in Perpignan – 29 September 1968 in Montpellier) was a French poet and writer.
Anica ČernejAuthor · BooksIllustration — Anica Černej in the 1920s
Ann NocentiPerson · Film memorabiliaAnn "Annie" Nocenti (born January 17, 1957) is an American journalist, filmmaker, teacher, comic book writer and editor.
Anna GrékiAuthor · BooksColette Anna Grégoire (known as Anna Gréki; 14 March 1931 – 6 January 1966) was an Algerian poet of French origin.
Anna JókaiAuthor · BooksAnna Jókai (Hungarian: Jókai Anna) (24 November 1932 – 5 June 2017) was a Hungarian author, poet and teacher.
Anne DebarreDesigner · DesignShe is also known as Anne Debarre-Blanchard.
Anne TyngDesigner · DesignAnne Griswold Tyng (July 14, 1920 – December 27, 2011) was an architect and professor. She is best known for having collaborated for 29 years with Louis Kahn at his practice in Philadelphia.
Anne-Marie GaratAuthor · BooksAnne-Marie Garat (9 October 1946 – 26 July 2022) was a French novelist. She won the Prix Femina for her novel Aden in 1992 and the Prix Marguerite-Audoux for her novel Les mal famées.
Anton IngoličAuthor · BooksAnton Ingolič (5 January 1907 – 11 March 1992) was a Slovene writer, playwright, and editor.
Arnaldo FreirePerson · Music memorabiliaArnaldo Freire is a Brazilian guitarist, teacher, cultural producer and composer.
Arnljot EggenAuthor · BooksArnljot Eggen (13 August 1923 – 4 February 2009) was a Norwegian journalist, teacher and poet who also wrote plays and children's books.
Arnold BodeDesigner · Modern designArnold Bode (23 December 1900 – 3 October 1977) was a German architect, painter, designer and curator.
Arto TchakmaktchianArtist · SculptureArto Tchakmakchian (Armenian: Արտո Չաքմաքչյան, (26 June 1933 – 1 October 2019) was a Canadian-Armenian sculptor and painter, a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Audre LordeAuthor · BooksAudre Lorde (born Audrey Geraldine Lorde; February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet, and civil rights activist.
Augustin TschinkelDesigner · Modern designAugustin Tschinkel (1905, Prague – 1983, Cologne) was a Czech artist active with the Figurative Constructivist art movement.
Azio CorghiPerson · Music memorabiliaAzio Corghi (9 March 1937 – 17 November 2022) was an Italian composer, academic teacher and musicologist. He composed mostly operas and chamber music.
Baldur RagnarssonAuthor · BooksBaldur Ragnarsson (25 August 1930 – 25 December 2018) was an Icelandic poet and author of Esperanto works. He was a teacher and a superintendent of schools in Iceland.
Barbara AlbertPerson · Film memorabiliaBarbara Albert (born 1970) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Basilea SchlinkPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Mother Basilea Schlink
Bazon BrockPerson · Film memorabiliaBazon Brock (born Jürgen Johannes Hermann Brock, 2 June 1936) is a German art theorist and critic, multi-media generalist, artist and philosopher.
Bela ChekurishviliAuthor · BooksBela Chekurishvili (ბელა ჩეკურიშვილი; born 25 December 1974) is a poet and journalist from Georgia.
Ben SteinAuthor · BooksBenjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American writer, lawyer, actor, comedian, and commentator on political and economic issues.
Bertel HaarderAuthor · BooksBertel Geismar Haarder (born 7 September 1944) is a Danish writer, teacher and politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party.
Bertina LopesArtist · SculptureBertina Lopes (July 11, 1924 – February 10, 2012)[1] was a Mozambican-born, Italian painter and sculptor.
Bessie Emery HeadAuthor · BooksBessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17 April 1986) was a South African writer who, though born in South Africa, is usually considered Botswana's most influential writer.
Bianca PitzornoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Bianca Pitzorno
Bill Martin Jr.Illustrator · IllustrationWilliam Ivan Martin Jr. (March 20, 1916 – August 11, 2004) was an American educator, publishing executive, and author of more than 300 children's books including The Sounds of Mystery,…
Boaventura de Sousa SantosAuthor · BooksBoaventura de Sousa Santos (born 15 November 1940) is a Portuguese sociologist, professor emeritus at the Department of Sociology of the School of Economics of the University of Coimbra…
Bogomil RaynovAuthor · BooksBogomil Nikolaev Raynov (19 June 1919 – 8 June 2007) was a Bulgarian writer and professor of aesthetics.
Bonita FriedericyPerson · Film memorabiliaBonita Anne Friedericy (born October 10, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her role as Diane Beckman in the television series Chuck. Her husband is actor John Billingsley.
Boris PorenaPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Porena (Rome, 27 September 1927 - Cantalupo in Sabina, 3 May 2022) was an Italian thinker, music composer and didactical expert.
Boualem SansalAuthor · BooksBoualem Sansal (Tamazight: Buɛlam Senṣal; Tifinagh: ⴱⵓⴰⵍⴰⵎ ⵙⴻⵏⵚⴰⵍ; bwalɛm sɑ̃sal; born 15 October 1944) is a French-Algerian author who writes in French.
Bruno DumontPerson · Film memorabiliaBruno Dumont (lang; born 14 March 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Calli CoxPerson · Film memorabiliaCalli Cox (born February 26, 1977) is an American former pornographic actress, who worked as a teacher during the day and as a stripper at night before becoming an adult film performer.
Carla van de PuttelaarPhotographer · PhotographyCarla van de Puttelaar (born 1 November 1967) is a Dutch fine art photographer and art historian based in Amsterdam.
Carmen CondeAuthor · BooksCarmen Conde Abellán (15 August 1907 – 8 January 1996) was a Spanish poet, narrative writer and teacher.
Carmen GarayaldeEngraver · PrintsCarmen Garayalde Zubizarreta (August 8, 1913 – September 8, 2002) was an Uruguayan teacher, exiled political activist, and artist.
Carola SternAuthor · BooksCarola Stern (14 November 1925 – 19 January 2006) was the name under which Erika Assmus reinvented herself as a serious journalist and (subsequently) author and politically committed…
Catherine FisherAuthor · BooksCatherine Fisher (born 1957) is a poet and novelist for children and Young Adults.
Celeida TostesArtist · CeramicsCeleida Tostes (May 26, 1929, in Rio de Janeiro – January 3, 1995, in Rio de Janeiro was a Brazilian female drawing teacher and artist, specifically a sculptor and ceramist, that focused on…
César BaldacciniDesigner · Modern designCésar (born Cesare Baldaccini; 1 January 1921 – 6 December 1998), also occasionally referred to as César Baldaccini (sezaʁ baldatʃini), was a French sculptor.
Cezary PaszkowskiEngraver · PrintsCezary Paszkowski (born June 1, 1948 in Gdańsk) is a Polish professor, printmaker and painter. Paszkowski lives and works in Gdańsk.
Charles HandyAuthor · BooksCharles Brian Handy, CBE (25 July 1932 – 13 December 2024) was an Irish author and philosopher who specialised in organisational behaviour and management.
Charles McKeanDesigner · DesignCharles McKean (16 July 1946 – 29 September 2013) was a Scottish historian, author and scholar.
Chen Houei-kuenArtist · PaintingsChen Huei-kuhn (25 June 1907 – 11 February 2011) was a Taiwanese artist, notable for being an activist in merching Chinese painting styles and techniques in art of Europe.
Claude T. SmithPerson · Music memorabiliaClaude Thomas Smith (March 14, 1932 – December 13, 1987) was an American band conductor, composer, and music educator.
Clifford BeckPhotographer · PhotographyClifford Beck Jr. (January 11, 1946 – October 16, 1995) was a Navajo American painter, illustrator, photographer and educator born in Keams Canyon, Arizona.
Colm TóibínAuthor · BooksColm Tóibín (lang; born 30 May 1955) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet.
Cor BlokIllustrator · IllustrationCornelis Blok (1934–2021), known as Cor, was a Dutch artist and art history teacher. He became well known as a Tolkien illustrator; Tolkien purchased one of his paintings.
Cristina IglesiasArtist · SculptureCristina Iglesias (born 1956) is a Spanish installation artist and sculptor living and working in Torrelodones, Madrid.
D. D. JacksonPerson · Music memorabilia
Dahlia RavikovitchAuthor · BooksDahlia Ravikovitch (November 17, 1936 – August 21, 2005) was an Israeli poet, translator and recipient of the Israel Prize for Poetry in 1998.
Dan BrownAuthor · BooksDaniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American writer best known for his thriller novels, particularly the Robert Langdon series Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003),…
Daniel BellAuthor · BooksDaniel Bell (born Daniel Bolotsky) (May 10, 1919 – January 25, 2011) was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor at Harvard University, best known for his contributions to…
Daniel O. FagunwaAuthor · BooksChief Daniel Olorunfẹmi Fágúnwà MBE (1903 – 7 December 1963), popularly known as D. O. Fágúnwà, was a Nigerian author of Yoruba heritage who pioneered the Yoruba language novel.
Dar GaiPerson · Film memorabiliaDar Gai (born, 15 December 1989) is a Ukrainian-Indian director, screenwriter and producer. She is best known for her work on the films Teen Aur Aadha and Namdev Bhau: In Search of Silence.
David BenioffPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Friedman (born September 25, 1970), known professionally as David Benioff[1][2], is an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B.
David MitchellPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist and screenwriter, who has also translated two children's books.
Dean KoontzAuthor · BooksDean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and…
Dhiru ParikhAuthor · BooksDhiru Ishwarlal Parikh (31 August 1933 – 9 May 2021) was an Indian Gujarati poet, short story writer and critic. He was an editor of Kavilok and Kumar, Gujarati literary magazines.
Domenico StarnoneAuthor · BooksHis work has been translated into English, German and several other languages. These include Prima esecuzione (2007, as First Execution, 2009) and Confidenza (2019, as Trust, 2019).
Dominik DukaAuthor · Books
Don FriedmanPerson · Music memorabiliaDonald Ernest Friedman (May 4, 1935 – June 30, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. He began playing in Los Angeles and moved to New York in 1958.
Don TapscottAuthor · BooksDon Tapscott (born June 1, 1947) is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and public speaker.
Donald JusticeAuthor · BooksDonald Rodney Justice (August 12, 1925 – August 6, 2004) was an American poet and teacher of creative writing who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1980.
Donella MeadowsAuthor · BooksDonella Hager "Dana" Meadows (March 13, 1941 – February 20, 2001) was an American environmental scientist, educator, and writer.
Dževad KarahasanAuthor · BooksDževad Karahasan (25 January 1953 – 19 May 2023) was a Bosnian writer, essayist and philosopher. Karahasan was awarded the Herder Prize and Goethe Medal for his writings.
Ed O'NeillPerson · Film memorabiliaEdward Leonard O'Neill (born April 12, 1946) is an American actor, comedian, and former football player.
Eduard OvčáčekIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Ovčáček in 2017
Elechi AmadiAuthor · BooksElechi Amadi (12 May 1934 – 29 June 2016) was a Nigerian author and soldier. He was a former member of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
Ellen GeerPerson · Film memorabiliaEllen Geer (born 1941 or 1942) is an American actress, theatre director, and professor.
Elli ErlPerson · Music memorabiliaElisabeth Maria Erl (born 25 May 1979) is a German singer-songwriter. She came to fame as the winner of the second season of the television show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German…
Elmer BernsteinPerson · Film memorabiliaElmer Bernstein ('; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor.
Emmanuel MounierAuthor · BooksEmmanuel Mounier (1 April 1905 – 22 March 1950) was a French philosopher, Catholic theologian, teacher and essayist.
Enrico TestaAuthor · BooksEnrico Testa (born 1956) is an Italian poet. He works as a professor of Italian studies at the University of Genova.
Enzo MariArtist · SculptureEnzo Mari (27 April 1932 – 19 October 2020) was an Italian modernist artist and furniture designer who is known to have influenced many generations of industrial designers.
Enzo SivieroDesigner · DesignEnzo Siviero (born 19 January 1945) is an Italian engineer, academic, and writer. And also an architect, as he received an honoris causa academic degree in architecture from the Polytechnic…
Eoin ColferAuthor · BooksEoin Colfer (born 14 May 1965) is an Irish writer of children's literature. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl series, a set of eleven fantasy books.
Erika RosenbergAuthor · BooksErika Rosenberg (born 24 June 1951) is an Argentine author, interpreter and journalist. She wrote a biography of Emilie Schindler.
Ernest MandelAuthor · BooksErnest Ezra Mandel (lang; 5 April 1923 – 20 July 1995), also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter, was a Belgian Marxian economist,…
Etty HillesumAuthor · BooksEsther "Etty" Hillesum (15 January 1914 – 30 November 1943) was a Dutch Jewish author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of…
Ezra KoenigPerson · Music memorabiliaEzra Michael Koenig (born April 8, 1984) is an American musician, record producer, and radio personality.
Fabrice HadjadjAuthor · BooksHadjadj was born in Nanterre to Jewish parents of Tunisian heritage. In his teens he was an atheist and anarchist, and he maintained a nihilistic attitude for most of
Farshid MoussaviDesigner · DesignFarshid Moussavi (born 1965) is a British born architect, educator, and author. She is the founder of Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA) and a professor in Practice of Architecture at…
Ferenc FarkasPerson · Music memorabiliaFerenc Farkas (15 December 1905 – 10 October 2000) was a Hungarian composer.
Fernanda FragateiroIllustrator · IllustrationFernanda Fragateiro (born 1962) is a Portuguese artist and sculptor who mainly collaborates with architects and landscape architects.
Filipa CésarArtist · SculptureFilipa César (born 1975 in Portugal) is an artist and filmmaker. She lives and works in Germany, and studied at the Faculty of Arts in Porto and Lisbon (1996–99) and the Academy of Fine…
Fosco MarainiAuthor · BooksFosco Maraini (15 November 1912 – 8 June 2004) was an Italian photographer, anthropologist, ethnologist, writer, mountaineer and academic.
France PlaninaAuthor · Maps and atlasesFrance Planina (29 September 1901 – 14 January 1992) was a Slovene geographer and cartographer.
Franco DonatoniPerson · Music memorabiliaFranco Donatoni (9 June 1927 – 17 August 2000) was an Italian composer.
François GlorieuxPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois Glorieux (27 August 1932 – 22 September 2023) was a Belgian pianist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and academic teacher who performed internationally.
Fraňo ŠtefunkoArtist · SculptureFraňo Štefunko (born 4 August 1903, Dudváh-Vlčkovce, Slovakia (then Austro-Hungary) – died 6 April 1974, Martin, Slovakia (then Czechoslovakia)), was a Slovak sculptor, art pedagogue and…
František BartošPerson · Music memorabiliaFrantišek Bartoš (13 June 1905, Brněnec – 21 May 1973, Prague) was a Czech composer, music critic, musicologist and writer.
František RauchPerson · Music memorabiliaFrantišek Rauch (4 February 1910 – 23 September 1996) was a Czech pianist and music teacher.
František ŠtormIllustrator · IllustrationFrantišek "Franta" Štorm (born 3 July 1966) is a Czech musician, photographer, typographer, writer, teacher, artist, illustrator and record producer, famous for being the vocalist and a…
Gavin HipkinsPhotographer · PhotographyGavin John Hipkins (born 1968 in Auckland) is a New Zealand photographer and filmmaker, and Associate Professor at Elam School of Fine Arts, at the University of Auckland.
Geronima Cruz MontoyaArtist · PaintingsGerónima Cruz Montoya (Potsunu) (September 22, 1915 – January 2, 2015) was an Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo artist and educator from New Mexico.
Ghassan KanafaniAuthor · BooksGhassan Fayiz Kanafani (8April 19368July 1972) was a prominent Palestinian author and militant, considered to be a leading novelist of his generation and one of the Arab world's leading…

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