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Diarists

113 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abel BonnardAuthor · BooksAbel Jean Désiré Bonnard (19 December 1883 31 May 1968) was a French poet, novelist and politician.
Abel HerzbergAuthor · BooksAbel Jacob Herzberg (17 September 1893 – 19 May 1989) was a Dutch Jewish lawyer and writer, whose parents were Russian Jews who had come to the Netherlands from Lithuania.
Alejandra PizarnikAuthor · BooksFlora Alejandra Pizarnik (29 April 1936 – 25 September 1972) was an Argentine poet.
Alexandra David-NéelAuthor · BooksAlexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer.[1]…
Alfonsina StorniAuthor · BooksAlfonsina Carolina Storni (22 May 1892 – 25 October 1938) was a Swiss-Argentine poet and playwright of the modernist period.
Alfred de VignyAuthor · BooksAlfred Victor, Comte de Vigny (French pronunciation: [alfʁɛd viktɔʁ kɔ̃t də viɲi]; 27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet and an early French Romanticist.
Allen GinsbergAuthor · BooksIrwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer.
André GideAuthor · BooksLes caves du Vatican (The Vatican Cellars; sometimes published in English under the title Lafcadio's Adventures)
Anne CliffordDesigner · DesignLady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, suo jure 14th Baroness de Clifford (30 January 1590 – 22 March 1676) was an English peeress.
Anne ListerAuthor · BooksAnne Lister (3 April 1791 – 22 September 1840) was an English diarist and landowner, famous for revelations for which she was dubbed "the first modern lesbian".
Arne GarborgAuthor · BooksArne Garborg (born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg) (25 January 1851 – 14 January 1924) was a Norwegian writer.
Astrid VarnayPerson · Music memorabiliaIbolyka Astrid Maria Varnay (25 April 1918 – 4 September 2006) was a Swedish-born American dramatic soprano of Hungarian descent.
Augusta, Lady GregoryAuthor · BooksIsabella Augusta, Lady Gregory (Persse; 15 March 1852 – 22 May 1932) was an Anglo-Irish dramatist, folklorist and theatre manager.
Brigitte ReimannAuthor · BooksBrigitte Reimann (21 July 1933 – 22 February 1973) was a German writer who is best known for her posthumously published novel Franziska Linkerhand.
Cecil BeatonPhotographer · PhotographySir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was a British photographer, designer, and diarist.
Cesar von DübenPhotographer · PhotographyCesar von Düben (24 November 1819 – 18 September 1888) was a Swedish photographer, explorer and writer.
Charles LindberghAuthor · BooksCharles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, and author.
Clare Frewen SheridanArtist · SculptureClare Consuelo Sheridan (née Frewen; 9 September 1885 – 31 May 1970) was an English sculptor, journalist and writer, known primarily for creating busts for famous sitters and keeping travel…
Dang Thuy TramAuthor · BooksĐặng Thùy Trâm (November 26, 1942 – June 22, 1970) was a Vietnamese doctor. She worked as a battlefield surgeon for the People's Army of Vietnam and Vietcong during the Vietnam War.
Diamond JennessPhotographer · PhotographyDiamond Jenness, FRCGS (February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand – November 29, 1969, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada) was one of Canada's greatest early scientists and a pioneer of Canadian…
Dorothy WordsworthAuthor · BooksDorothy Mae Ann Wordsworth (25 December 1771 – 25 January 1855) was an English author, poet, and diarist.
Edmond de GoncourtAuthor · BooksEdmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (pron; 26 May 182216 July 1896) was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron IronsideAuthor · Books
Elisabeth von HeykingAuthor · BooksElisabeth von Heyking (10 December 1861 – 4 January 1925) was a German novelist, travel writer and diarist.
Elizabeth FryAuthor · BooksElizabeth Fry (née Gurney; 21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845), sometimes referred to as Betsy Fry, was an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker.
Étienne Pivert de SenancourAuthor · BooksÉtienne-Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Ignace Pivert de Senancour (16 November 1770, in Paris – 10 January 1846, in Saint-Cloud) was a French essayist and philosopher, remembered primarily for his…
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…
Frances Anne KemblePerson · Film memorabiliaFrances Anne Kemble (later Butler; 27 November 180915 January 1893) was an English actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-nineteenth century.
Franz KafkaAuthor · BooksFranz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Fujiwara no Michitsuna no HahaAuthor · BooksFujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha (藤原道綱母, c. 935–995) was a waka poet in the Mid Heian period.
Germaine de StaëlAuthor · BooksAnne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein (Necker; 22 April 176614 July 1817), commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a prominent Genevan and French novelist, woman of letters, philosopher,…
Gerrit de VeerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Novaya Zemlya's west coast as depicted in De Veer's diary
Guillaume ApollinaireAuthor · BooksGuillaume Apollinaire (born Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Aleksander Apolinary Kostrowicki;
Harriet ArbuthnotAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait by John Hoppner, c.
Henri-Frédéric AmielAuthor · BooksHenri Frédéric Amiel (lang; 27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic.
Henry Crabb RobinsonAuthor · BooksHenry Crabb Robinson (13 May 1775 – 5 February 1867) was an English writer and scholar.
Hervé GuibertPhotographer · PhotographyHervé Guibert (14 December 1955 – 27 December 1991) was a French writer, photographer, photography critic and filmmaker.
Hester ThraleAuthor · BooksHester Lynch Thrale Piozzi (née Salusbury; 27 January 1741 or 16 January 1740 – 2 May 1821) was a Welsh writer and socialite whose diaries, letters and other works made her an important…
Ignaz MoschelesPerson · Music memorabiliaIsaac Ignaz Moscheles (23 May 1794 10 March 1870) was a Bohemian piano virtuoso and composer.
Jack BrucePerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish musician. He gained popularity as the primary lead vocalist and bassist of rock band Cream.
Jack LondonAuthor · BooksJohn Griffith London (Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist.
James BoswellAuthor · BooksJames Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (29 October 1740 (N.S.) – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh.
Jan LechońAuthor · BooksLeszek Józef Serafinowicz (pen name: Jan Lechoń; 13 March 1899 – 8 June 1956) was a Polish poet, literary and theater critic, diplomat, and co-founder of the Skamander literary movement and…
Jean-Patrick ManchetteArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Patrick Manchette (19 December 1942 – 3 June 1995) was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre.
Jim CarrollAuthor · BooksJim Carroll (disambiguation)
Jochen KlepperAuthor · BooksJoachim Georg Wilhelm Klepper (22 March 1903 – 11 December 1942) was a German Christian writer, poet and journalist.
John EvelynAuthor · BooksJohn Evelyn (31 October 162027 February 1706), an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official, has become best known as a diarist.
John Hobhouse, 1st Baron BroughtonAuthor · BooksJohn Cam Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton, (27 June 1786 – 3 June 1869), known as Sir John Hobhouse, Bt, from 1831 to 1851, was an English politician and diarist.
John Quincy AdamsAuthor · BooksJohn Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829.
José SaramagoAuthor · BooksJosé de Sousa Saramago (lang; 16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese writer.
Joseph FurttenbachDesigner · DesignJoseph Furttenbach the Elder (30 December 1591 – 17 January 1667) was a German architect, mathematician, engineer and diarist.
Joseph von EichendorffAuthor · BooksJoseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff (lang; 10 March 178826 November 1857) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist.
Joyce JohnsonAuthor · BooksShe was born in New York City.
Jules RenardAuthor · BooksPierre-Jules Renard (pron; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French novelist, playwright, and diarist.
Jun TakamiAuthor · BooksJun Takami was the pen-name of a Japanese novelist and poet active in Shōwa era Japan. His real name was Takami Yoshio.
Kafū NagaiAuthor · Books3 December 1879 – 30 April 1959 was a Japanese writer, editor and translator. His novels Geisha in Rivalry and A Strange Tale from East of the River are noted for their depictions of life…
Karl August Varnhagen von EnseAuthor · BooksKarl August Varnhagen von Ense (21 February 1785 in Düsseldorf – 10 October 1858 in Berlin) was a German biographer, diplomat and soldier.
Katherine MansfieldAuthor · BooksKathleen Mansfield Murry (Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the modernist movement.
Kay SageIllustrator · IllustrationKatherine Linn Sage (June 25, 1898 – January 8, 1963), usually known as Kay Sage, was an American Surrealist artist and poet active between 1936 and 1963.
Kenneth TynanPerson · Film memorabiliaKenneth Peacock Tynan (2 April 1927 – 26 July 1980) was an English theatre critic and writer.
Leo TolstoyAuthor · BooksCount Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (–), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
Lord ByronAuthor · BooksGeorge Noel Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), was a British poet.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryAuthor · BooksLucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry…
Maria BanușAuthor · BooksShe was born into a Jewish family in Bucharest, and her parents were Max Banuș, an accountan
Marianne KrausArtist · PaintingsMaria Anna Walburga Lämmerhirt (nickname, "Marianne"; 8 May 1765 – 24 May 1838) was a German painter, drafter, travel writer, and lady-in-waiting.
Marie BashkirtsevaArtist · SculptureMarie Bashkirtseff, born Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva (– 31 October 1884), was an émigré artist who was born into a noble family on their estate near the city of Poltava.
Marie d'AgoultAuthor · BooksMarie Catherine Sophie, Comtesse d'Agoult (born de Flavigny; 31 December 18055 March 1876), was a French romantic author and historian, known also by her pen name, Daniel Stern.
Marie UguayAuthor · BooksMarie Uguay (April 22, 1955 – October 26, 1981) was a French Canadian poet from the province of Quebec. Her first book of poetry was Signe et rumeur (1976).
Marina TsvetaevaAuthor · BooksMarina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Марина Ивановна Цветаева; 8 October 189231 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is some of the best known in twentieth-century Russian literature.
Marjorie FlemingAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Marjorie Fleming during her last illness. From a water-colour drawing, probably by Miss Isa Keith, 1811.
Maurice de GuérinAuthor · BooksGeorges-Maurice de Guérin (4 August 181019 July 1839) was a French poet. His works were imbued with a passion for nature whose intensity reached almost to worship and was enriched by pagan…
Max FrischDesigner · DesignMax Rudolf Frisch (German: [maks ˈfʁɪʃ]; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist.
May SartonAuthor · BooksEleanore Marie Sarton (May 3, 1912 – July 16, 1995), known by the pen name May Sarton, was a Belgian and American novelist, poet, and memoirist.
Norbert SchmelzerPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelm Klaus Norbert Schmelzer (22 March 1921 – 14 November 2008) was a Dutch politician and economist who served as party leader of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) from 1963 to 1971 and…
Odd NansenDesigner · DesignOdd Nansen (6 December 1901 – 27 June 1973) was a Norwegian architect, writer, and humanitarian.
Olga BergholzAuthor · BooksOlga Fyodorovna Berggolts (Ольга Фёдоровна Берггольц; – November 13, 1975) was a Soviet and Russian poet, writer, playwright and journalist.
Paul LéautaudAuthor · BooksPaul Léautaud (18 January 1872 – 22 February 1956) was a French writer and theater critic for Mercure de France, signing his often caustic reviews with the pseudonym Maurice Boissard.
Peter PitseolakPhotographer · PhotographyPeter Pitseolak (1902–1973) was an Inuk photographer, sculptor, artist and historian. Pitseolak was Baffin Island's first indigenous photographer.
Peter RühmkorfAuthor · BooksPeter Rühmkorf (25 October 1929 – 8 June 2008) was a German writer who significantly influenced German post-war literature.
Pierre de L'EstoileAuthor · BooksIllustration — Statue of Pierre de l'Estoile on the façade of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris by Martial Adolphe Thabard, 19th century
Pierre LotiPhotographer · PhotographyPierre Loti (lang; pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud; 14 January 1850 – 10 June 1923) was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.
Pierre LouÿsPhotographer · PhotographyPierre-Félix Louÿs (lang; 10 December 1870 – 4 June 1925) was a Belgian poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings.
Pierre TrudeauAuthor · BooksJoseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, jurist, academic, author, and journalist who served as the 15th prime…
Polina ZherebtsovaAuthor · BooksPolina Zherebtsova (Полина Викторовна Жеребцова; 20 March 1985) is a Chechen Russian diarist and poet.
Ralph Waldo EmersonAuthor · BooksRalph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the…
Ravindra KelekarAuthor · BooksRavindra Kelekar (7 March 1925 – 27 August 2010) was an Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language, though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi.
Richard BurtonPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Walter Burton (born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor.
Richard E. GrantPerson · Film memorabilia
Richard Henry DanaAuthor · BooksRichard Henry Dana Jr. (August 1, 1815 – January 6, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of a colonial family, who gained renown as the author of the…
Robert HookeDesigner · DesignRobert Hooke (18 July 16353 March 1703) was an English polymath who was active as a physicist ('natural philosopher'), astronomer, geologist, meteorologist, and architect.
Rutka LaskierAuthor · BooksRuth "Rutka" Laskier (12 June 1929 – December 1943) was a Jewish Polish diarist who is best known for her 1943 diary chronicling three months of her life during the Holocaust in Poland.
S. K. PottekkattAuthor · BooksSankarankutty Kunjiraman Pottekkatt (14 March 1913 – 6 August 1982) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, traveller, and politician from Kerala.
Simone de BeauvoirAuthor · BooksSimone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist.
Sławomir MrożekArtist · PaintingsSławomir Tangolo Mrożek (29 June 1930 – 15 August 2013) was a Polish playwright.
StendhalAuthor · BooksMarie-Henri Beyle (lang; 23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal (lang), was a French writer.
Stevie NicksPerson · Film memorabiliaStephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.
Sugawara no Takasue no musumeAuthor · BooksSugawara no Takasue no musume, also known as Takasue's Daughter and Lady Sarashina, was a Japanese noble woman, poet, and author best known for writing the Sarashina Nikki, a Heian period…
Sully PrudhommeAuthor · BooksRené François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme (16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901.
Thomas MannPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
Tony BennAuthor · BooksAnthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (3 April 1925 – 14 March 2014), known between 1960 and 1963 as The Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party politician and political activist who served as…
Valery LarbaudAuthor · BooksValery Larbaud (29 August 1881 – 2 February 1957) was a French writer and poet.
Virginia WoolfAuthor · BooksAdeline Virginia Woolf ("wolf";[1] Stephen; 25 January 1882 28 March 1941) was an English writer and one of the most influential 20th-century modernist authors.
William Lyon Mackenzie KingAuthor · BooksWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948.
Wolfdietrich SchnurrePhotographer · PhotographyWolfdietrich Schnurre (22 August 19209 June 1989) was a German writer. Best known for his short stories, he also wrote tales, diaries, poems, radio plays, and children's books.

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