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20th-century teachers

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Patricia Reyes SpíndolaPerson · Film memorabilia
Paul-Émile BorduasArtist · SculpturePaul-Émile Borduas (November 1, 1905 – February 22, 1960) was a Canadian artist known for his abstract paintings.
Paula ScherDesigner · Modern designPaula Scher (born October 6, 1948) is an American graphic designer, painter, and design educator. She is a partner at the design firm Pentagram, which she joined in 1991.
Pavel SamiecPerson · Music memorabiliaPavel Samiec (born 30 August 1984) is a Czech composer and accordionist.
Pavle MerkùPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Pavle Merkù
Peter AbrahamsAuthor · BooksPeter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919 – 18 January 2017), commonly known as Peter Abrahams, was a South African-born novelist, journalist and political commentator who in 1956 settled in…
Peter JilemnickýAuthor · BooksPeter Jilemnický (pseudonyms: Al Arm, Peter Malý, Peter Hron) (March 18, 1901 – May 19, 1949) was a Slovak writer, journalist, educator and Communist politician of Czech origin.
Peter WellerPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director.
Philip HobsbaumAuthor · BooksPhilip Dennis Hobsbaum (29 June 1932 – 28 June 2005) was a British teacher, poet and critic.
Philippe DelermAuthor · BooksPhilippe Delerm (born November 27, 1950, in Auvers-sur-Oise, Val-d'Oise, France) is a French writer whose collection of essays La Première gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules sold…
Pierre BotteroAuthor · BooksPierre Bottero (13 February 1964 – 8 November 2009) was a French writer.
Pierre JansenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait by Fernand Michaud. Festival d'Avignon 1986
Pieter van der StaakPerson · Music memorabiliaPieter van der Staak (May 25, 1930, in The Hague – November 2, 2007, in Zwolle) was a Dutch classical guitarist, composer and professor of music.
Poul KjærholmDesigner · DesignPoul Kjærholm (1929–1980) was a Danish designer. Poul Kjærholm was born in Østervrå, Denmark, Kjærholm began his career as a cabinetmaker's apprentice with Gronbech in 1948, attending the…
Radoslav RochallyiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sample of DNA Equation poetry, 2019, Poem title: Bisher
Rauni Magga LukkariAuthor · BooksRauni Magga Lukkari is a Sámi poet and translator. Although she was born in Vetsikko, Utsjoki, Finland in 1943, she has lived in Tromsø, Norway since 1980.
Raymond CarverAuthor · BooksRaymond Clevie Carver Jr. (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short story writer and poet.
Rebecca BlankAuthor · BooksRebecca Margaret Blank (September 19, 1955 – February 17, 2023) was an American economist and academic administrator.
René LeibowitzPerson · Music memorabiliaRené Leibowitz (17 February 1913 – 29 August 1972) was a Polish and French composer, conductor, music theorist and teacher.
Ricardo PascaleArtist · SculptureRicardo Pascale Cavalieri (29 August 1942 – 26 January 2024) was a Uruguayan economist, professor, and sculptor.
Richard JenkinAuthor · BooksRichard Garfield Jenkin (9 October 1925 – 29 October 2002), was a Cornish nationalist politician and one of the founding members of Mebyon Kernow.
Rick RiordanAuthor · BooksRichard Russell Riordan Jr. (born June 5, 1964) is an American author, best known for his Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which includes the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, The Heroes of…
Robby BensonPerson · Film memorabiliaRobby Benson (born Robin David Segal; January 21, 1956) is an American actor, director, and musician.
Robert KiyosakiAuthor · BooksRobert Toru Kiyosaki (born April 8, 1947) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and author, known for the Rich Dad Poor Dad series of personal finance books.
Roberta FlackPerson · Music memorabiliaRoberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, folk, and pop and…
Robin BoydDesigner · DesignRobin Gerard Penleigh Boyd (3 January 1919 – 16 October 1971) was an Australian architect, writer, teacher and social commentator.
Roddy DoyleAuthor · BooksRoderick Doyle (born 8 May 1958) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter.
Ron RashAuthor · BooksRon Rash (born September 25, 1953) is an American poet, short story writer and novelist and the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University.
Ross HunterPerson · Film memorabiliaRoss Hunter (born Martin Terry Fuss; May 6, 1920 – March 10, 1996) was an American film and television producer and actor.
Ruben SargsyanPerson · Music memorabiliaRuben Sargsyan, also seen as Sarkisyan (November 22, 1945 – April 6, 2013), was an Armenian composer, laureate of the State Award of Armenia, professor of the Yerevan Komitas State…
S. Abdul RahmanAuthor · BooksSyed Abdul Rahman (9 November 1937 – 2 June 2017) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India. He was known by the title Kavikko (lit.
S. N. GoenkaAuthor · BooksSatya Narayana Goenka (ISO 15919: Satyanārāyaṇa Gōyaṅkā; 30 January 1924 – 29 September 2013) was an Indian teacher of vipassanā meditation. S. N.
Sabahattin AliAuthor · BooksMadonna in a Fur Coat (Turkish: Kürk Mantolu Madonna) (1943)
Salomėja NėrisAuthor · BooksSalomėja Bačinskaitė-Bučienė, mostly known by her pen name Nėris (17 November 1904 – 7 July 1945) was a Lithuanian poet.
Samad BehrangiAuthor · BooksSamad Behrangi (Persian: صمد بهرنگی; 24 June 1939 – 31 August 1968) was a Marxist-Leninist Iranian teacher, social activist and critic, folklorist, translator, and short story writer of…
Sanae TakaichiAuthor · Books
Sandra CisnerosAuthor · BooksSandra Cisneros (born December 20, 1954) is an American writer. She is best known for her first novel, The House on Mango Street (1984), and her subsequent short story collection, Woman…
Sandra McPhersonAuthor · BooksSandra Jean McPherson (August 2, 1943 – August 20, 2024) was an American poet and professor.
Serge VenturiniAuthor · BooksSerge Venturini (born October 12, 1955, in Paris) is a French poet. Poet of devenir ("destiny"), several metamorphoses run through his poetry.
Sergei GerasimovPerson · Film memorabiliaSergei Apollinariyevich Gerasimov (21 May 190626 November 1985) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Shahidul AlamPhotographer · PhotographyShahidul Alam (disambiguation)
Shohei ImamuraPerson · Film memorabilia15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006 was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society.[1][2] A key figure in the…
Sibusiso NyembeziAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Cyril Lincoln Sibusiso Nyembezi
Siv WiderbergAuthor · BooksSiv Widerberg (12 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Swedish writer and journalist. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Umeå.[1][2]
Sou FujimotoDesigner · DesignHe was born in Hokkaidō.
Stanislav LibenskýDesigner · Modern design
Štěpán RakPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Štěpán Rak in 2019.
Stephen KingAuthor · BooksStephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them…
Steven GouldAuthor · BooksSteven Charles Gould (born February 7, 1955) is an American science fiction writer. He has written ten novels.
Tam DalyellAuthor · BooksSir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet (9 August 1932 – 26 January 2017), known as Tam Dalyell, was a Scottish politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Linlithgow (formerly West…
Taryn PowerPerson · Film memorabiliaTaryn Stephanie Power (September 13, 1953 – June 26, 2020) was an American actress.
Theodore RoethkeAuthor · BooksTheodore Huebner Roethke (May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation, having won the…
Toi DerricotteAuthor · BooksToi Derricotte (pronounced DARE-ah-cot) (born April 12, 1941) is an American poet. She is the author of six poetry collections and a literary memoir.
Tom AngPhotographer · PhotographyIn 1979, he was a founding member of Wandsworth Photo Co-op, which grew into Photofusion, London's largest independent photography resource.
Tom HawkPhotographer · PhotographyThomas Dale Hawk (born September 18, 1946) is an American politician and educator who was a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate for the 22nd district until his resignation in 2023.
Tomás MaldonadoDesigner · Modern designTomás Maldonado was an Argentine painter, philosopher, teacher, designer and art theorist (1922–2018). He was born in Buenos Aires and died in Milan.
Tony DanzaPerson · Music memorabiliaTony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1951) is an American actor and retired professional boxer.
Tōru IwataniDesigner · Modern designTōru Iwatani (岩谷徹, Iwatani Tōru, born January 25, 1955) is a Japanese video game designer who spent much of his career working for Namco.
Uladzimir KaratkievichAuthor · BooksUladzimir Karatkievich (26 November 1930 – 25 July 1984) was a Belarusian Soviet writer, publicist, poet, translator, dramatist, and screenwriter, recognized as a classic of Belarusian…
Uta HagenPerson · Film memorabiliaUta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was a German and American actress and theatre practitioner.
Václav DobiášPerson · Music memorabiliaVáclav Dobiáš (22 September 1909 – 18 May 1978) was a Czech composer.
Václav SmetáčekPerson · Music memorabiliaVáclav Smetáček (30 September 1906 – 18 February 1986) was a Czech conductor, composer and oboist.
Vasily AksyonovAuthor · BooksVasily Pavlovich Aksyonov (Васи́лий Па́влович Аксёнов; August 20, 1932 – July 6, 2009) was a Soviet and Russian novelist.
Vincent JossePhotographer · PhotographyVincent Josse, born on December 4, 1966 in Abbeville, is a French radio journalist who has worked in France Inter since 1990.
Viswanathan RaghunathanArtist · Comics and comic artViswanathan Raghunathan (born 1954) is an academic, businessman, author, and columnist.
Vivian LamarqueAuthor · BooksVivian Lamarque (born 1946, near Trento) is an Italian poet, writer and translator. For most of her life she lived in the Milan area where she held a job as a school teacher.
Vladimir LugovskoyAuthor · BooksVladimir Alexandrovich Lugovskoy (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Луговско́й; July 1, 1901 Moscow - June 5, 1957 Yalta) was a Russian constructivist poet.
Vladislav KrapivinAuthor · BooksVladislav Petrovich Krapivin (Russian: Владислав Петрович Крапивин; 14 October 1938 – 1 September 2020) was a Soviet and Russian children's books writer.
Wage Rudolf SoepratmanPerson · Music memorabilia
Werner TübkePhotographer · PhotographyWerner Tübke (30 July 1929 – 27 May 2004) was a German painter, best known for his monumental Peasants' War Panorama located in Bad Frankenhausen.
Willeke van AmmelrooyPerson · Film memorabiliaWilly Geertje van Ammelrooij (born 5 April 1944), known as Willeke van Ammelrooy, is a Dutch actress.
William H. MacyPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker.
William IngeAuthor · BooksWilliam Motter Inge (May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations.
William P. GottliebPhotographer · PhotographyWilliam Paul Gottlieb (January 28, 1917 – April 23, 2006) was an American photographer and newspaper columnist who is best known for his classic photographs of the leading performers of the…
Wojciech Jerzy HasPerson · Film memorabiliaWojciech Jerzy Has (1 April 1925 – 3 October 2000) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Yannis KounellisDesigner · Modern designJannis Kounellis (23 March 1936 – 16 February 2017) was a Greek Italian artist based in Rome. A key figure associated with Arte Povera, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome.
Yevgeny YevtushenkoPhotographer · PhotographyYevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko (18 July 1933 – 1 April 2017) was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, dramatist, screenwriter, publisher, actor, editor, university professor,…
Zdeněk SvěrákAuthor · BooksZdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist, playwright and screenwriter. He is one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities.

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