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Abel PosseAuthor · BooksAbel Parentini Posse (7 January 1934 – 14 April 2023) was an Argentine novelist, essayist, poet, career diplomat, and politician.
Abu al-Qasim al-KhoeiAuthor · BooksAbu al-Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei (November 19, 1899 – August 8, 1992) was a major Iranian-Iraqi Shia marja and dean of the Hawza of Najaf.
Adolf GrabowskyAuthor · BooksAdolf Grabowsky (August 31, 1880 in Berlin – August 23, 1969 in Arlesheim, Switzerland) was a German political scientist and author of several books about geopolitics and political theory,…
Adolf MüllnerAuthor · BooksAmandus Gottfried Adolf Müllner (18 October 177411 June 1829) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
AdomnánAuthor · Books624 – 704), also known as Eunan (from Naomh Adhamhnán), was an abbot of Iona Abbey (r. Reigned 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint.
Agustín YáñezAuthor · Books
al-Qadi al-NuʿmanAuthor · BooksAbū Ḥanīfa Ali ibn al-Nuʿmān ibn Muḥammad ibn Manṣūr ibn Aḥmad ibn Ḥayyūn al-Tamīmiyy, generally known as al-Qāḍī al-Nu‘mān (القاضي النعمان) or as ibn Ḥayyūn (ابن حيون) (died 974 CE/363 AH)…
Alan GarcíaAuthor · BooksAlan Gabriel Ludwig García PérezGarcía (lang; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms, from 1985 to 1990 and…
Albert TraegerAuthor · BooksChristian Gottfried Albert Traeger (12 June 1830 in Augsburg, Germany – 26 March 1912 in Charlottenburg) was a German privy councillor and parliamentarian of the Progressive People's Party…
Albrecht von EybAuthor · BooksAlbrecht von Eyb (August 24, 1420 – July 24, 1475) was one of the earliest German humanists.
Aleko KonstantinovAuthor · BooksAleko Konstantinov (1 January 1863 – 11 May 1897) (NS: 13 January 1863 – 23 May 1897) was a Bulgarian writer, best known for his character Bay Ganyo, one of the most popular characters in…
Aleksander WarmaArtist · PaintingsAleksander Warma VR I/3 (also Varma; 22 June [O.S. 10 June] 1890 – 23 December 1970) was an Estonian navy officer, diplomat, and painter.
Alessandro StriggioPerson · Music memorabiliaAlessandro Striggio the Younger (ca. 1573 – 8 June 1630) was an Italian librettist, the son of the composer Alessandro Striggio.
Alexander AlekhineAuthor · BooksAlexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns.
Alexander Fraser TytlerAuthor · BooksAlexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee FRSE (15 October 17475 January 1813) was a Scottish advocate, judge, writer, and historian who was a Professor of Universal History and of Greek…
Alexander GoldenweiserPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Borisovich Goldenweiser 26 November 1961) was a Russian and Soviet pianist, teacher and composer.
Alexander McCall SmithAuthor · BooksUniversity of Edinburgh (LLB, PhD, Emeritus Professor in the School of Law)
Alexander SerovPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Nikolayevich Serov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Серо́в, 23 January [O.S. 11 January] 1820 – 1 February [O.S. 20 January] 1871) was a Russian composer and music critic.
Alexis PironAuthor · BooksIllustration — Alexis Piron, by Jacques Caffieri.
Alfenus VarusAuthor · BooksAlfenus Varus was an ancient Roman jurist and writer who lived around the 1st century BC.
Alfonso García RoblesAuthor · BooksAlfonso García Robles (20 March 1911 – 2 September 1991) was a Mexican diplomat and politician who, in conjunction with Sweden's Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982.
Alfonso OsorioArtist · PaintingsAlfonso Osorio García (13 December 1923 – 27 August 2018) was a Spanish politician.
Alfonso X of Castile and LeonAuthor · BooksAlfonso X of Castile and Leon was a writer, astronomer, composer, poet, historian and jurist (1221–1284). He was born in Toledo and died in Seville.
Alfred LichtensteinAuthor · BooksAlfred Lichtenstein (23 August 1889 – 25 September 1914) was a German expressionist writer.
Alfred-Maurice de ZayasAuthor · BooksAlfred-Maurice de Zayas (born 31 May 1947) is a Cuban-born American lawyer and writer, active in the field of human rights and international law.
Álvaro d'OrsAuthor · BooksÁlvaro Jordi d'Ors Pérez-Peix (14 April 1915 – 1 February 2004) was a Spanish scholar of Roman law, currently considered one of the best 20th-century experts on the field;
Álvaro Uribe VélezAuthor · Books
Amy ChuaAuthor · BooksAmy Lynn Chua (Chinese: 蔡美儿; born October 26, 1962) is an American legal scholar, corporate lawyer, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr.
Amy KlobucharAuthor · BooksAmy Jean Klobuchar (born May 25, 1960) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007.
Anatoly LukyanovAuthor · BooksAnatoly Ivanovich Lukyanov (7 May 1930 – 9 January 2019) was a Russian Communist politician who was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR between 15 March 1990 and…
Andreas GryphiusAuthor · BooksAndreas Gryphius (Andreas Greif; 2 October 161616 July 1664) was a German poet and playwright.
Andreas von BülowAuthor · BooksAndreas von Bülow (born 17 July 1937) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and writer. He was Minister for Research and Technology from 1980 to 1982.
Annette Gordon-ReedAuthor · BooksAnnette Gordon-Reed (born November 19, 1958)[1] is an American historian and law professor.[21] She is currently the Carl M.
Antoine FuretièreAuthor · BooksAntoine Furetière (28 December 161914 May 1688) was a French scholar, writer, and lexicographer, known best for his satirical novel Le Roman bourgeois, and also his famous Dictionnaire…
Anton Friedrich Justus ThibautAuthor · BooksAnton Friedrich Justus Thibaut (4 January 1772 20 March 1840) was a German jurist and musician.
António Cândido Gonçalves CrespoAuthor · BooksAntónio Cândido Gonçalves Crespo (11 March 1846 – 11 June 1883) was a Brazilian-born Portuguese poet.
António José da SilvaAuthor · BooksAntónio José da Silva Coutinho (8 May 170518 October 1739) was a Brazilian-Portuguese dramatist born in colonial Brazil, known as "the Jew" (O Judeu).
Antun MihanovićAuthor · BooksIllustration — Antun Mihanović
Armin KnabPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — A bust of Armin Knab from the Armin Knab Gymnasium in Kitzingen
Arthur Seyss-InquartAuthor · BooksArthur Seyss-Inquart (Seyß-Inquart; 22 July 1892 – 16 October 1946) was an Austrian Nazi politician and convicted war criminal who served as Chancellor of Austria in 1938 for two days…
August HarambašićAuthor · BooksAugust Harambašić (14 July 1861 – 16 July 1911) was a Croatian writer, poet, publisher, politician and translator.
Augusto Céspedes PatziAuthor · BooksAugusto Céspedes Patzi (6 February 1904, Cochabamba – 9 May 1997, La Paz) was a Bolivian writer, politician, diplomat, and journalist. He was the brother-in-law of writer Carlos Montenegro.
B. R. AmbedkarArtist · PaintingsBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India…
Baltasar GarzónAuthor · BooksBaltasar Garzón Real (baltaˈsaɾ ɣaɾˈθon; born 26 October 1955) is a Spanish former judge in Spain's central criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, the court responsible for investigation…
Banu MushtaqAuthor · BooksBanu Mushtaq (born 3 April 1948) is an Indian Kannada-language writer, activist, and lawyer from Karnataka.
Barbu Ștefănescu DelavranceaAuthor · BooksBarbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea; pen name of Barbu Ștefan; April 11, 1858 – April 29, 1918) was a Romanian writer and poet, considered one of the greatest figures in the National awakening of…
Barthold Heinrich BrockesAuthor · BooksBarthold Heinrich Brockes (September 22, 1680 – January 16, 1747) was a German poet.
Bartolo LongoAuthor · BooksBartolo Longo, TOSD (10 February 1841 – 5 October 1926) was an Italian lawyer and former Satanic priest who returned to the Catholic faith and became a Dominican tertiary, dedicating his…
Bartolomé Leonardo de ArgensolaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola
Basil Temple BlackwoodIllustrator · IllustrationLord Ian Basil Gawaine Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood (4 November 18703 July 1917), known as Lord Basil Temple Blackwood, was a British lawyer, civil servant and book illustrator.
Ben FerenczAuthor · BooksBenjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023) was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor for the United States…
Bertalan SzemereAuthor · Books
Blas InfanteAuthor · BooksBlas Infante Pérez de Vargas (5 July 1885 – 11 August 1936) was an Andalusian socialist politician, Georgist, writer, historian and musicologist.
Bohumil HrabalAuthor · BooksBohumil Hrabal (ˈboɦumɪl ˈɦrabal; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
Carl ZellerPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Adam Johann Nepomuk Zeller (19 June 1842 – 17 August 1898) was an Austrian composer of operettas.
Carlo CafieroAuthor · BooksCarlo Cafiero (1 September 1846 – 17 July 1892) was an Italian anarchist that led the Italian section of the International Workingmen's Association (IWA).
Carlos Eugenio RestrepoAuthor · BooksCarlos Eugenio Restrepo Restrepo (September 12, 1867 – July 6, 1937) was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and statesman, who was elected President of Colombia in 1910.
Carlos ReygadasPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlos Reygadas Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos rejˈɣaðas]; born October 10, 1971) is a Mexican filmmaker.
Caroline KennedyAuthor · BooksCaroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, diplomat, and attorney.
César Antonio MolinaAuthor · BooksCésar Antonio Molina Sánchez (born 14 September 1952) is a Spanish writer, translator, university professor, cultural manager and politician.
Charles Hubert MillevoyeAuthor · BooksCharles Hubert Millevoye (24 December 1782 in Abbeville – 12 August 1816 in Paris) was a French poet several times honored by the Académie Française.
Chingiz AbdullayevAuthor · BooksChingiz Akif oğlu Abdullayev (Çingiz Abdullayev; born 7 April 1959 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani writer, Secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers.
Christian Gottlob NeefePerson · Music memorabiliaChristian Gottlob Neefe (lang; 5 February 1748 – 28 January 1798) was a German opera composer and conductor. He was known as one of the first teachers of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Christian Hoffmann von HoffmannswaldauAuthor · BooksChristian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau (baptised 25 December 1616 – 4 April 1679) was a German poet of the Baroque era.
Christos SartzetakisAuthor · BooksChristos Sartzetakis (6 April 1929 – 3 February 2022) was a Greek jurist who served as the president of Greece from 1985 to 1990.
CiceroAuthor · BooksMarcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the…
Claudio AchilliniAuthor · BooksClaudio Achillini (Latin: Claudius Achillinus; 18 September 1574 – 1 October 1640) was an Italian philosopher, theologian, mathematician, poet, and jurist.
Clive DavisPerson · Music memorabiliaClive Jay Davis (April 4, 1932 – June 22, 2026) was an American record executive, A&R executive, record producer and lawyer.
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…
Cosmo InnesPhotographer · PhotographyCosmo Nelson Innes FRSE (9 September 1798 – 31 July 1874) was a Scottish advocate, judge, historian and antiquary.
Daniel Paul SchreberAuthor · BooksDaniel Paul Schreber (lang; 25 July 1842 – 14 April 1911) was a German judge who was famous for his personal account of his own experience with schizophrenia.
David DrakeAuthor · Books
David JohnstonAuthor · BooksDavid Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served as the 28th governor general of Canada from 2010 to 2017.
David Lloyd GeorgeAuthor · BooksDavid Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945), was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.
Davíð OddssonAuthor · Books
Dick PoundAuthor · BooksRichard William Duncan Pound (born March 22, 1942), better known as Dick Pound, is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer, and spokesman for ethics in sport.
Diogo de Freitas do AmaralAuthor · Books2=Freitas do Amaral
Dirk GraswinckelAuthor · BooksIllustration — Dirk Graswinckel, (Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1623)
Domenico Alberto AzuniAuthor · BooksDomenico Alberto, chevalier Azuni (3 August 174923 January 1827) was a Sardinian jurist.
Domingo de SotoAuthor · BooksDomingo de Soto (1494 – 15 November 1560) was a Spanish Dominican priest and Scholastic theologian and naturalist born in Segovia (Spain), and died in Salamanca (Spain), at the age of 66.
Dragiša VasićAuthor · BooksDragomir "Dragiša" Vasić (Драгиша Васић; 2 September 1885 – 20 April 1945) was a Serbian lawyer, writer and publicist who became one of the chief Chetnik ideologues during World War II.
Dulce Maria CardosoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Dulce Maria Cardoso in FOLIO - Óbidos International Literary Festival, 2019
Dumitru GăleșanuIllustrator · IllustrationDumitru Găleșanu (Romanian pronunciation: [duˈmitru gəleʃanu]; born December 5, 1955, Potlogeni village, Tia Mare commune, Olt County) is a Romanian jurist and author, a postmodern writer,…
E. T. A. HoffmannAuthor · BooksErnst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music…
Ece TemelkuranAuthor · BooksEce Temelkuran (born 22 July 1973) is a Turkish journalist and author.
Ed KochAuthor · BooksEdward Irving Koch (December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City…
Edmond MaloneAuthor · BooksEdmond Malone (4 October 174125 May 1812) was an Irish barrister, Shakespearean scholar and editor of the works of William Shakespeare.
Ekaterina GordonAuthor · BooksEkaterina Viktorovna Gordon (née Prokofieva; born 19 October 1980) is a Russian TV and radio presenter, musician, actress and public figure.[1]
Elihu B. WashburneAuthor · BooksElihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 – October 22, 1887) was an American politician.
Enrique TarigoAuthor · BooksEnrique E. Tarigo Vázquez (15 September 1927 – 14 December 2002) was a Uruguayan jurist and political figure.
Enrique Tierno GalvánAuthor · BooksEnrique Tierno Galván (8 February 1918 – 19 January 1986) was a Spanish politician, sociologist, lawyer and essayist, best known for being the Mayor of Madrid from 1979 to 1986, at the…
Erich SalomonPhotographer · PhotographyErich Salomon was born on 1 January 1886. My Child Speaks..
Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnAuthor · BooksErik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (31 July 1909 – 26 May 1999) was an Austrian-American nobleman and polymath, whose areas of interest included philosophy, history, political science,…
Erle Stanley GardnerAuthor · BooksErle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 – March 11, 1970) was an American author and lawyer, best known for the Perry Mason series of legal detective stories.
Erling KaggeAuthor · BooksErling Kagge (born January 15, 1963) is a Norwegian explorer, publisher, author, philosopher, lawyer, art collector and entrepreneur.
Ernst ChladniPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Florens Friedrich Chladni (30 November 1756 – 3 April 1827) was a German physicist and musician.
Ernst LotharPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Photography around 1930
Étienne CabetAuthor · BooksÉtienne Cabet (lang; January 1, 1788 – November 9, 1856) was a philosopher and utopian socialist who founded the Icarian movement.
Étienne PasquierAuthor · BooksÉtienne Pasquier (7 June 1529 – 30 August 30 1615) was a French lawyer and man of letters. He was called to the Paris b
Eugen Rosenstock-HuessyAuthor · BooksEugen Rosenstock-Huessy (July 6, 1888February 24, 1973) was a historian and social philosopher, whose work spanned the disciplines of history, theology, sociology, linguistics and beyond.
Eugène MaraisAuthor · BooksEugène Nielen Marais (9 January 1871 – 29 March 1936) was a South African lawyer, naturalist, writer and poète maudit in the Second Language Movement of Afrikaans literature.
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of BirkenheadAuthor · BooksFrederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, GCSI (12 July 1872 – 30 September 1930) was a British Conservative politician and barrister who attained high office in the early 20th…
Felicia LangerAuthor · BooksFelicia Langer (Hebrew: פליציה לנגר; 9 December 1930 – 21 June 2018) was a German-Israeli attorney and human rights activist known for her defence of Palestinian political prisoners in the…
Felipe GonzálezAuthor · BooksFelipe González Márquez (born 5 March 1942) is a retired Spanish politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996 and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to…
Felix DahnAuthor · BooksFelix Ludwig Julius Dahn (9 February 1834 – 3 January 1912) was a German law professor and nationalist author, poet and historian.
Fernando de los Ríos UrrutiAuthor · Books
Francisco AyalaAuthor · BooksFrancisco Ayala was a Spanish writer, translator, novelist, sociologist, lawyer and literary critic (1906–2009). He was born in Granada and died in Madrid.
François Barbé-MarboisAuthor · BooksFrançois, marquis de Barbé-Marbois (31 January 1745 – 12 February 1837) was a French civil servant, diplomat, and politician.
François HotmanAuthor · BooksIllustration — François Hotman on his deathbed, after Joos van Winghe
François LaurentAuthor · BooksIllustration — François Laurent.
François MignetAuthor · BooksIllustration — François-Auguste Mignet
František Ladislav RiegerAuthor · BooksFrantišek Ladislav Rieger (10 December 1818 – 3 March 1903) was a Czech politician and publicist made famous for his leadership of the early Czech nationalist movement.
Fred UhlmanAuthor · BooksFred Uhlman (19 January 1901 – 11 April 1985) was a German-English writer, painter and lawyer of Jewish origin.
Freya von MoltkeAuthor · BooksFreya von Moltke (née Deichmann; 29 March 1911 – 1 January 2010) was a German American lawyer and participant in the anti-Nazi opposition group, the Kreisau Circle, with her husband,…
Friedrich Heinrich JacobiAuthor · BooksFriedrich Heinrich Jacobi (lang; 25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was a German philosopher, writer and socialite.
Friedrich Karl von MoserAuthor · BooksBaron Friedrich Karl von Moser Filseck (born 18 December 1723 in Stuttgart; died 11 November 1798 in Ludwigsburg) was a German jurist, state journalist and a politician.
Friedrich von HagedornAuthor · BooksFriedrich von Hagedorn (23 April 1708 – 28 October 1754) was a German Rococo poet.
Friedrich Wilhelm GotterAuthor · BooksFriedrich Wilhelm Gotter (3 September 1746 – 18 March 1797) was a German poet, dramatist, and opera librettist.
Fritz BauerPerson · Film memorabiliaFritz Bauer (16 July 1903 – 1 July 1968) was a German Jewish judge and prosecutor.
Fritz StiedryAuthor · BooksFritz Stiedry (11 October 18838 August 1968) was an Austrian conductor and composer.

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