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20th-century teachers

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Gilbert AmyPerson · Music memorabiliaGilbert Claude Adolphe Amy (born 29 August 1936) is a French composer and conductor.
Gina PaneArtist · PaintingsGina Pane (Biarritz, May 24, 1939 – Paris, March 6, 1990) was a French artist of Italian origins.
Guido SantórsolaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Guido Santórsola
Gustav ErnesaksPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A statue of Gustav Ernesaks during XXVI Estonian Song Celebration
Gustav KuhnPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Gustav Kuhn (2012)
Haare WilliamsArtist · PaintingsSir Haare Mahanga Te Wehinga Williams is a New Zealand educator, broadcaster and writer.
Haim GinottAuthor · BooksHaim G. Ginott (Ginzburg; August 5, 1922 – November 4, 1973) was a school teacher, a child psychologist and psychotherapist and a parent educator.
Harry LennixPerson · Film memorabiliaHarold Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor noted for extensive work on screen and stage.
Hasan KikićAuthor · BooksHasan Kikić (Хасан Кикић; 20 August 1905 – 6 May 1942) was a Bosnian literate and poet.
Hedina Tahirović-SijerčićAuthor · BooksHedina Tahirović-Sijerčić (born 11 November 1960) is a Bosnian Gurbeti Romani journalist, broadcaster, writer, translator, linguistic researcher and teacher, currently residing in Canada.
Henry H. NeffIllustrator · IllustrationHenry H. Neff is the author and illustrator of the Tapestry, a fantasy fiction series that follows the life of a boy named Max McDaniels.
Henryk TomaszewskiIllustrator · IllustrationHenryk Tomaszewski (pronounced tom-a-SHEV-ski; June 10, 1914 – September 11, 2005) was a Polish poster artist and the "father" of the Polish Poster School.
Henze BoekhoutPhotographer · PhotographyHenze Boekhout (Haarlem, 2 February 1947 – Haarlem, 30 November 2024) was a Dutch artist and photographer who lived and worked in Haarlem. He was self-taught.
Hilde ReissDesigner · Modern designHilde Reiss (1909–2002) was a German-born American architect and designer. She was the first curator of design at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Humphrey CampbellPerson · Music memorabiliaHumphrey Campbell (26 February 1958 – 25 March 2024) was a Dutch singer and record producer of Surinamese descent, known for his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992.
Ibrāhīm tooqānAuthor · BooksIbrahim Abd al-Fattah Tuqan (Ibrāhīm ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ Ṭūqān; 1905 – 2 May 1941) was a Palestinian nationalist poet whose work rallied Arabs during their revolt against the British mandate.
Ida VitaleAuthor · BooksIda Vitale (born 2 November 1923) is a Uruguayan poet, translator, essayist, lecturer and literary critic.
Ilia BeshkovIllustrator · IllustrationIlia Beshkov Dunov (Bulgarian: Илия Бешков Дунов; 24 July 1901 – 23 January 1958) was a Bulgarian painter, graphic artist, comics artist, caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and…
Inés PuyóArtist · PaintingsInés Puyó León (December 9, 1906 – March 21, 1996) was a Chilean painter and teacher. She taught at the Instituto Chileno Italiano (Chilean Italian Institute) in Santiago for many years.
Jalal Al-e-AhmadAuthor · BooksSeyyed Jalāl Āl-e-Ahmad (2 December 19239 September 1969) was a prominent Iranian novelist, short-story writer, translator, philosopher, socio-political critic, sociologist, as well as an…
James PurdyAuthor · BooksJames Otis Purdy (July 17, 1914 March 13, 2009) was an American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright who, from his debut in 1956, published over a dozen novels, and many…
Jan KarskiAuthor · BooksJan Karski (lang; birthname: Jan Kozielewski, lang; 24 June 1914 – 13 July 2000) was a Polish soldier, resistance-fighter, and diplomat during World War II.
Jane Breskin ZalbenIllustrator · IllustrationJane Breskin Zalben is an American author and illustrator of children's books and young adult books.
Jaromil JirešPerson · Film memorabiliaJaromil Jireš (10 December 1935 – 24 October 2001) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He was associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement.
Jean ValentineAuthor · BooksJean Valentine (April 27, 1934December 29, 2020) was an American poet. Over a six-decade career, Valentine published 14 collections of poetry.
Jean-Baptiste Tati-LoutardAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste Tati Loutard (15 December 1938 – 4 July 2009) was a Congolese politician and poet.
Jean-Luc RaharimananaAuthor · BooksJean-Luc Raharimanana (born June 26, 1967, Antananarivo, Madagascar) is a Malagasy novelist, essayist, poet, and playwright.
Jeff CoreyPerson · Film memorabiliaJeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American actor, television director, and teacher.
Jeffrey FordAuthor · BooksJeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy, science fiction and mystery.
Jesse StuartAuthor · BooksJesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1906 – February 17, 1984) was an American writer, school teacher, and school administrator who is known for his short stories, poetry, and novels as well as…
Jesse WilliamsPerson · Film memorabiliaJesse Wesley Williams (born August 5, 1981) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist best known as Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's Anatomy (2009–22; 2024–25).
Jiří Georg DokoupilPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Jiri Georg Dokoupil, 2004
Jitka SvobodováArtist · Comics and comic artJitka Svobodová (9 September 1941 – 15 May 2023) was a Czech sculptor, painter and academic.
Joan Carreras i GoicoecheaAuthor · BooksJoan Carreras i Goicoechea (born 1962) is a Spanish journalist, screenwriter and writer in the Catalan language.
Joanna GarciaPerson · Film memorabiliaJoAnna García Swisher (born August 10, 1979) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is known for her roles as Sam in Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Joanne GreenbergAuthor · BooksJoanne Greenberg (born September 24, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American author who published some of her work under the pen name of Hannah Green.
Joanne HarrisAuthor · BooksJoanne Michèle Sylvie Harris (born 3 July 1964) is a British author, best known for her 1999 novel Chocolat, which was adapted into a film of the same name.
João BotelhoIllustrator · IllustrationJoão Manuel Relvas Leopoldo Botelho (born 1949) is a Portuguese film director.
Joe KubertArtist · Comics and comic artJoseph Kubert (September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Polish-born American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School.
Jógvan á LakjuniPerson · Music memorabiliaJógvan á Lakjuni (born 13 November 1952) is a Faroese politician, composer and teacher. He was speaker of the Faroese parliament, the Løgting, from 2011 to 2015 and from 2019 to 2022.
John FowlesAuthor · BooksJohn Robert Fowles (31 March 1926 – 5 November 2005) was an English novelist, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism.
John InglePerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Houston Ingle (May 7, 1928 – September 16, 2012) was an American actor best known for his roles as scheming patriarch Edward Quartermaine in the ABC soap opera General Hospital and Mr.
John MegnaPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Anthony Megna (November 9, 1952 – September 5, 1995) was an American actor, director and teacher. His best-known role is that of Dill in the film To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
John StezakerPhotographer · PhotographyJohn Grenville Stezaker (born 1949) is a British conceptual artist.
John Taylor GattoAuthor · BooksJohn Taylor Gatto (December 15, 1935 – October 25, 2018) was an American author, school teacher, and public figure.
Jon BatistePerson · Music memorabiliaJonathan Michael Batiste (born November 11, 1986) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, bandleader, television personality and actor.
José Antonio LabordetaAuthor · Books
José CzifferyArtist · PaintingsHe was born in Hungary on December 31, 1902, and died in Uru
Josef PáleníčekPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Josef Páleníček
Josette AbondioAuthor · BooksJosette Desclercs Abondio or Josette Abondio (born 1949) is an Ivorian teacher, writer and playwright.
Josse GoffinIllustrator · IllustrationJosse Goffin (2 November 1938 – 9 July 2024) was a Belgian artist and graphic novelist.
Joy HarjoAuthor · BooksJoy Harjo (born May 9, 1951) is an American poet, musician, playwright, and author.
Juha VainioAuthor · BooksJuha Harri "Junnu" Vainio, also known as Juha "Watt" Vainio (10 May 1938 in Kotka, Finland – 29 October 1990, Gryon, Switzerland) was a Finnish lyricist, singer, composer and teacher.
Juhani PallasmaaDesigner · DesignJuhani Uolevi Pallasmaa (born 14 September 1936 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish architect and former professor of architecture and dean at the Helsinki University of Technology.
Juli AshtonPerson · Film memorabilia
Juliaan LampensPhotographer · PhotographyJuliaan Lampens (1926 – 6 November 2019) was a Belgian brutalist architect.
Jürgen GrafAuthor · BooksJürgen Graf (15 August 1951 – 14 January 2025) was a Swiss author, teacher and Holocaust denier.
Karl PopperAuthor · BooksSir Karl Raimund Popper (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austrian–British philosopher, academic and social commentator.
Katarina MazettiAuthor · BooksVera Katarina Mazetti (29 April 1944 – 30 May 2025) was a Swedish author and journalist. She made her debut as a writer in 1988 with the picture book "Här kommer tjocka släkten!".
Kate AtkinsonAuthor · BooksKate Atkinson (born 20 December 1951) is an English writer of novels, plays and short stories.
Kate CapshawPerson · Film memorabiliaKathleen Sue Spielberg (née Nail; born November 3, 1953), known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American recognized as an actress (retired), producer, and visual artist (painter).
Katherine JohnsonAuthor · BooksKatharine Johnson (disambiguation)Katharine Johnson
Kati HornaPhotographer · PhotographyShe was born in Budapest, at the time part of the Austrian-Hungarian
Katrine MadsenPerson · Music memorabiliaKatrine Madsen (born 7 March 1972 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish jazz singer.
Kay RyanAuthor · BooksKay Ryan (born September 21, 1945) is an American poet and educator. She has published seven volumes of poetry and an anthology of selected and new poems.
Ketil StokkanPerson · Music memorabiliaKetil Stokkan (born 29 April 1956) is a Norwegian pop artist who has performed as solo artist as well as the singer in the Norwegian band Zoo.
Klaus WittkugelPhotographer · PhotographyKlaus Wittkugel (17 October 1910 – 19 September 1985) was one of the most important commercial and poster artists in the German Democratic Republic (1949–1989).
Krsto HegedušićIllustrator · IllustrationKrsto Hegedušić (26 November 1901 – 7 April 1975) was a Croatian painter, illustrator and theater designer.
Ladislav FialkaPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Fialka around 1983
Laura NoblePhotographer · PhotographyLaura Noble (born 1974) is an English writer, gallerist and artist.
Laurent FelsAuthor · BooksIllustration — Laurent Fels in 2013
Lea AckermannAuthor · BooksLea Ackermann (2 February 1937 – 31 October 2023) was a German Catholic nun of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, an activist fighting sex tourism and forced prostitution, first…
Lee Bennett HopkinsAuthor · BooksLee Bennett Hopkins (April 13, 1938 – August 8, 2019) was an American educator, poet, author, and anthologist.
Leonard PeikoffAuthor · BooksLeonard Sylvan Peikoff (born October 15, 1933) is a Canadian American philosopher.[2] He is an Objectivist and was a close associate of Ayn Rand, who designated him heir to her estate.
Léopold FoulemArtist · CeramicsLéopold L. Foulem (April 4, 1945 – February 18, 2023) was an internationally renowned Canadian ceramist. He lived in Montreal where he was a professor of ceramics, then of visual arts.
Léopold Sédar SenghorAuthor · BooksLéopold Sédar Senghor (Léwopóol Sedaar Seŋoor; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese politician, cultural theorist and poet who served as the first president of Senegal from…
Lev ManovichDesigner · Modern designLev Manovich is an artist, author and theorist of digital culture. He is a distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Libuše JarcovjákováArtist · PaintingsLibuše Jarcovjáková (born 1952) is a Czech photographer and educator, based in Prague.
Ligel LambertArtist · PaintingsLigel Lambert (born May 20, 1982) is a Haitian-born American interdisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, educator and graphic designer who primarily works in painting, collage, printmaking,…
Lim Tze PengArtist · PaintingsLim Tze Peng (28 September 1921 – 3 February 2025) was a Singaporean artist. He was awarded a Cultural Medallion in 2003 in recognition of his contribution to the country's art and culture.
Lima de FreitasArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Lima de Freitas
Lola ShoneyinAuthor · BooksLola Shoneyin (born Titilola Atinuke Alexandrah Shoneyin; 26 February 1974 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's…
Lorenzo MilaniAuthor · BooksIllustration — Don Milani with his pupils in the School of Barbiana
Louis KahnDesigner · DesignLouis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; March 5 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian-born American architect based in Philadelphia.
Ľudovít FullaIllustrator · IllustrationĽudovít Fulla (27 February 1902, Ružomberok – 21 April 1980, Bratislava) was a Slovak painter, graphic artist, illustrator, stage designer and art teacher.
M. P. RanjanDesigner · Modern designMundon Pandan Ranjan (1950 – 9 August 2015) was an Indian designer and educator. He was a polymath, exploring various genres and methodologies in the field design innovation and education.
Maeve BinchyAuthor · BooksAnne Maeve Binchy Snell (28 May 1939 – 30 July 2012) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker.
Marcelo D'SaleteArtist · Comics and comic artMarcelo D'Salete (born 1979) is a Brazilian comic book writer, illustrator and professor. He holds a master's degree in art history from the University of São Paulo.
Margaret HamiltonPerson · Music memorabilia
Marian TurwidAuthor · BooksMarian Turwid-Kaczmarek, also known as Marian Turwid (28 September 1905 – 7 December 1987) was a Polish writer, painter and cultural activist in Bydgoszcz, and member of the National…
Mario BottaDesigner · Modern designMario Botta (born 1 April 1943) is a Swiss architect. At age fifteen, Botta dropped out of secondary school and apprenticed with the architectural firm of Carloni and Camenisch in Lugano.
Marta CanessaAuthor · BooksMarta Canessa de Monserrat (born December 16, 1936 Montevideo) is a Uruguayan historian, academic and writer.
Martin FričPerson · Film memorabiliaMartin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor.
Martin HonertPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Martin Honert, Photo, 1993, epoxy, wood, and paint, 31 x 29 x 48 inches, Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main.
Martin KosterAuthor · BooksMartin Gert Koster (Dedemsvaart, Netherlands, 1950) is a Dutch writer in the Drèents variety of Dutch Low Saxon.
Martin RajnišDesigner · Modern designMartin Rajniš (born 16 May 1944) is a Czech architect, urbanist and professor. His architecture design career spans over fifty years and he taught at Academy of Arts, Architecture and…
Mary Lou WilliamsPerson · Music memorabiliaMary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer.
Massimiliano ChiamentiAuthor · BooksMassimiliano Chiamenti (Florence, 1967 - Bologna, 2011) was an Italian poet and philologist who lived in Bologna, and taught at the "Liceo delle Scienze Sociali Laura Bassi and the "Liceo…
Maureen DuffyAuthor · BooksMaureen Patricia Duffy (21 October 1933 – 27 May 2026) was an English poet, playwright, novelist and non-fiction author.
Meeno PelucePhotographer · PhotographyMiro Fiore "Meeno" Peluce (born February 26, 1970) is a Dutch-American photographer and actor.
Mehrdad AfsariPhotographer · PhotographyMehrdad Afsari (born 1977) is an Iranian photographer, film director, video artist, educator, curator, and visual artist.
Michael BishopAuthor · BooksMichael Bishop was an American novelist, writer, journalist, poet and teacher (1945–2023). He was born in Lincoln.
Michael LongleyAuthor · BooksMichael George Longley (27 July 1939 – 22 January 2025) was a Northern Irish poet. In his later years Longley observed: "It's a mystery where poems come from.
Michel BühlerPerson · Music memorabiliaMichel Bühler (30 April 1945 – 7 November 2022) was a Swiss singer-songwriter, playwright, composer, actor, and teacher.
Miklós RadnótiAuthor · Books
Milan PitlachDesigner · DesignMilan Pitlach (1 March 1943, Kroměříž, Czech Republic – 31 August 2021, Düsseldorf, Germany) was a Czech architect and photographer.
Miller PuckettePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Miller Puckette at the Linux Audio Conference 2014 at ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Mohammad HoqouqiAuthor · BooksMohammad Hoghooghi (3 May 1937 – 29 June 2009) was an Iranian poet and critic.
Mongo BetiAuthor · BooksAlexandre Biyidi Awala (30 June 1932 – 8 October 2001), known as Mongo Beti or Eza Boto, was a Cameroonian author and polemicist.
Murray AdaskinPerson · Music memorabiliaMurray Adaskin (March 28, 1906 – May 6, 2002) was a Canadian violinist, teacher, and composer.
Mykola DmitrukhEngraver · PrintsMykola Dmitrukh (born 20 June 1954) is a Ukrainian graphic artist and master of decorative art.
Naroa AgirrePerson · Film memorabiliaNaroa Agirre Camio (born 15 May 1979 in San Sebastián) is a female pole vaulter from Spain. Her current personal best is 4.50 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Saulheim.
Nicolas PhilibertPerson · Film memorabiliaNicolas Philibert (born 10 January 1951) is a French film director and actor.
Odo MarquardAuthor · BooksOdo Marquard (26 February 1928 – 9 May 2015) was a German philosopher. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Giessen from 1965 to 1993.
Ole Lund KirkegaardIllustrator · IllustrationOle Lund Kirkegaard (29 July 1940, in Aarhus – 24 March 1979) was a Danish writer of children's and youth literature, as well as a teacher.
Oswald Mathias UngersDesigner · DesignOswald Mathias Ungers (12 July 1926 – 30 September 2007) was a German architect and architectural theorist, known for his rationalist designs and the use of cubic forms.
Oswald OberhuberArtist · SculptureOswald Oberhuber (1 February 1931 – 17 January 2020) was an Austrian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist.
Ota ŠikArtist · PaintingsOta Šik (11 September 1919 – 22 August 2004) was a Czech economist and politician.
Paola MastrocolaAuthor · BooksPaola Mastrocola (born Turin, 1956) is an Italian writer. She was the recipient of the Rapallo Carige Prize for La gallina volante in 2001.
Patricia GraceAuthor · BooksPatricia Frances Grace DCNZM (Gunson; born 17 August 1937) is a New Zealand writer of novels, short stories, and children's books.

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