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Max Peiffer WatenphulArtist · PaintingsMax Peiffer Watenphul (01 September 1896 – 13 July 1976) was a German artist. Described as a "lyric poet of painting", he belongs to a "tradition of German painters for whom the Italian…
Michael HainischAuthor · BooksMichael Arthur Josef Jakob Hainisch (15 August 1858 – 26 February 1940) was an Austrian politician who served as the first president of Austria from 1920 to 1928, after the fall of the…
Michel de l'HôpitalAuthor · BooksMichel de l'Hôpital (or l'Hospital; 1506 – 13 March 1573) was a French lawyer, diplomat and chancellor during the latter Italian Wars and the early French Wars of Religion.
Michel de MontaigneAuthor · BooksMichel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), commonly known as just Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant writers of the French Renaissance.
Michelle ObamaAuthor · BooksMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 as the wife of Barack…
Mikhail TaubeAuthor · BooksBaron Mikhail Alexandrovich Taube (May 15, 1869, Pavlovsk, Russian Empire – November 29, 1961; Paris, France) was a Russian international lawyer, statesman and legal historian.
Miklós BánffyIllustrator · IllustrationLosonczi gróf Bánffy Miklós
Milan HorvatPerson · Music memorabiliaMilan Horvat (28 July 19191 January 2014) was a Croatian conductor.
Mkhitar GoshAuthor · BooksIllustration — Statue of Mkhitar Gosh in Armenia, holding his famous book Datastanagirk (Book of Law), which is the first Armenian legal text to cover secular and ecclesiastical matters,…
Modest TchaikovskyAuthor · BooksIllustration — Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Muhammad Habibur RahmanAuthor · BooksHabib ur Rahman
Nicholas of CusaAuthor · BooksNicholas of Cusa (1401 – 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German Catholic bishop and polymath active as a philosopher, theologian, jurist,…
Noto SoerotoAuthor · BooksRaden Mas Noto Soeroto (1888–1951) was a Javanese prince from the Jogjakarta noble house of Paku Alaman and was a poet and writer of Dutch Indies literature and journalist from the Dutch…
Odet de TurnèbeAuthor · BooksOdet de Turnèbe (23 October 1552 – 20 July 1581) was a French dramatist.
Oscar Zeta AcostaAuthor · Books
Otto PfisterAuthor · BooksOtto Pfister is a nature photographer with particular expertise on
Otto SindingIllustrator · IllustrationOtto Ludvig Sinding (20 December 1842 – 22 November 1909) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator, poet and dramatist. Sinding drew on motives from Norwegian nature, folk life and history.
Otto von BismarckAuthor · BooksOtto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), was a German statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of…
Paul HervieuAuthor · BooksPaul Hervieu (2 September 185725 October 1915) was a French novelist and playwright.
Paul MeesDesigner · DesignPaul Mees (20 March 1961 – 19 June 2013) was an Australian academic, specialising in urban planning and public transport.
Paul OtletAuthor · BooksPaul Marie Ghislain Otlet (lang; 23 August 1868 – 10 December 1944) was a Belgian bibliographer, lawyer, and peace activist, and a key figure in documentation science, a precursor to…
Paul SpaakAuthor · BooksPaul Louis François Spaak (5 July 1871 – 8 May 1936) was a Belgian lawyer, poet, literary historian, and playwright.
Pavan VarmaAuthor · BooksPavan K. Varma (born 5 November 1953) is an Indian politician, author, and former diplomat who served as India's Ambassador to Bhutan and High Commissioner to Cyprus.
Pavel SvobodaPerson · Music memorabiliaPavel Svoboda (born 9 April 1962) is a Czech politician and lawyer and from 2014 to 2019 a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Czech Republic for European People's Party…
Pavlo ChubynskyiAuthor · BooksPavlo Platonovych Chubynskyi (1839 – January 26, 1884), also anglicized as Paul Chubinsky, was a Ukrainian poet and ethnographer, best known as the author of the lyrics to the national…
Petar ZoranićAuthor · BooksPetar Zoranić (1508 – before 1569) was a Croatian writer and poet from Zadar.
Philip of NovaraAuthor · BooksPhilip of Novara (c. 1200 – c.
Philip, Prince of EulenburgPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilipp, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels (12 February 1847 – 17 September 1921) was a diplomat of the German Empire who achieved considerable influence as close friend…
Piero PiccioniPerson · Music memorabiliaPiero Piccioni (December 6, 1921 – July 23, 2004) was an Italian film score composer.
Pierre BoaistuauAuthor · BooksIllustration — A story of "a priest who for the space of 40 years employed a familiar spirit", illustrated in Elizabeth I of England's copy of the Histoires Prodigieuses.
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 de LariveyAuthor · BooksPierre de Larivey (20 July 1549 – 12 February 1619) was a French dramatist of Italian origin. He is credited with introducing the Italian "comedy of intrigue" into France.
Pierre MertensAuthor · BooksPierre Mertens (9 October 1939 – 19 January 2025) was a Belgian writer and lawyer who specialised in international law, director of the Centre de sociologie de la littérature at the…
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…
Pietro de' CrescenziAuthor · BooksPietro de' Crescenzi (Petrus de Crescentiis; c. 1230/35 – c.
Pietro GoriAuthor · BooksPietro Gori (1865–1911) was an Italian lawyer, journalist, poet and anarchist activist.
Prudens van DuyseAuthor · BooksPrudentius van Duyse or Prudens van Duyse (Dendermonde, 17 September 1804 – Ghent, 13 November 1859) was a Flemish writer.
Publius Mucius ScaevolaAuthor · BooksPublius Mucius Scaevola (c. 176 BC) was a prominent Roman politician and jurist who was consul in 133 BC.
Quilichino da SpoletoAuthor · BooksIllustration — First page of Quilichinus' Alexandreis in a 15th-century manuscript
Randa Abdel-FattahAuthor · BooksRanda Abdel-Fattah (born 6 June 1979) is an Australian sociologist, lawyer and writer. She is an advocate for human rights, particularly for Palestinian people.
Rex BeachAuthor · BooksRex Ellingwood Beach (September 1, 1877 – December 7, 1949) was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. Many of his novels were adapted into films.
Richard DybeckPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Dybeck (1 September 1811 – 28 July 1877) was a Swedish jurist, antiquarian, and lyricist.
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…
Richard von SchaukalAuthor · BooksIllustration — Richard von Schaukal, 1924
Robin SharmaAuthor · BooksRobin Sharma is a Canadian writer, best known for his The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book series.
Ronen BergmanAuthor · BooksRonen Bergman is an Israeli investigative journalist and author. He is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, based in Tel Aviv, and a senior political and military analyst for…
Roscoe PoundAuthor · BooksNathan Roscoe Pound (October 27, 1870 – July 1, 1964) was an American legal scholar and educator.
Roy CohnAuthor · BooksRoy Marcus Cohn (February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and conservative political activist.
Rubén Bareiro SaguierAuthor · BooksRubén Bareiro Saguier (January 22, 1930 – March 25, 2014) was a Paraguayan writer, poet, and diplomat.
Rudolf FleschAuthor · BooksRudolf Franz Flesch (8 May 1911 – 5 October 1986) was an Austrian-born naturalized American author (noted for his book Why Johnny Can't Read), and also a readability expert and writing…
Rudolf OldenAuthor · BooksRudolf Olden (14 January 1885 in Stettin – 18 September 1940) was a German lawyer and journalist.
Rudy GiulianiAuthor · BooksRudolph William Louis Giuliani (lang; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 108th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.
Sabina AliyevaAuthor · BooksSabina Yashar gizi Aliyeva (Səbinə Yaşar qızı Əliyeva; born May 7, 1980), is an Azerbaijani civil servant, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Azerbaijan Republic (since…
Salmon P. ChaseAuthor · BooksSalmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873.
Sami AldeebAuthor · BooksSami Awad Aldeeb Abu-Sahlieh (in Arabic: سامي عوض الذيب أبو ساحلية / Sāmy ʿwḍ ʾĀd-dyb ʾĀbw-Sāḥlyh) (born 5 September 1949 in Zababdeh, near Jenin in the West Bank) is a Swiss Palestinian…
Sebastian BrantAuthor · BooksSebastian Brant (also Brandt; 1457/1458 – 10 May 1521) was a German humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff (The Ship of Fools).
Secondo PiaPhotographer · PhotographySecondo Pia (9 September 1855 – 7 September 1941) was an Italian lawyer and amateur photographer.
Serge KlarsfeldAuthor · BooksSerge Klarsfeld (born 17 September 1935) is a Romanian-born French activist and Nazi hunter known for documenting the Holocaust in order to establish the record and to enable the…
Sergei NilusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Photograph of Sergei Nilus, published in the frontispiece of a 1934 English translation of the Protocols.
Servius Sulpicius RufusAuthor · BooksServius Sulpicius Rufus (c. 105 BC – 43 BC), was a Roman orator and jurist.
Seyran AteşAuthor · BooksSeyran Ateş (born 20 April 1963) is a German lawyer and a Muslim feminist. She founded the Ibn Ruschd-Goethe mosque in 2017, as Germany's first liberal place of worship for Muslims.
Sheridan Le FanuAuthor · BooksJoseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu[1][2] (28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic literature, journalist and newspaper proprietor.[3][17][18] Le Fanu is considered by…
Slobodan JovanovićAuthor · BooksSlobodan Jovanović (Слободан Јовановић; 3 December 1869 – 12 December 1958) was a Serbian and Yugoslav writer, historian, lawyer, philosopher, literary critic, diplomat, politician and one…
Sophia GoudstikkerPhotographer · PhotographySophia Goudstikker (15 January 1865 – 20 March 1924) was a Dutch-born German photographer and feminist pioneer.
Štefan Marko DaxnerAuthor · BooksŠtefan Marko Daxner, tóth-zabari Daxner István Márk (22 December 1822, Tiszolcz (Theißholz, Tisovec), Gömör-Kis-Hont, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire 11 April 1891, Tiszolc, Kingdom of…
Stephen CoontsAuthor · BooksStephen Coonts (born July 19, 1946) is an American spy thriller and suspense novelist.
Stewart L. UdallAuthor · BooksStewart Lee Udall (January 31, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American politician and environmentalist who belonged to the Democratic Party.
Svetozár Hurban-VajanskýAuthor · BooksIllustration — Svetozár Hurban-Vajanský
TacitusAuthor · BooksPublius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus (lang; c. AD 56 – c.
Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the ElderAuthor · BooksIllustration — Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel
Theodor RosettiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Theodor Rosetti
Theodor StormAuthor · BooksHans Theodor Woldsen Storm (De-Theodor Storm.ogg; 14 September 18174 July 1888), commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German-Frisian writer and poet.
Thomas CraigAuthor · BooksIllustration — Thomas Craig
Thomas MooreAuthor · BooksThomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist.
Tivadar SorosAuthor · Books
Tomás António GonzagaAuthor · BooksTomás António Gonzaga (11 August 1744c. 1810) was a Portuguese poet.
Ulf AdelsohnAuthor · BooksUlf Adelsohn (born 4 October 1941) is a Swedish politician, leader of the Moderate Party from 1981 to 1986 and Governor of Stockholm County from 1992 to 2001.
Valentín Paz-AndradeAuthor · Books
Valentine GreenEngraver · PrintsIllustration — 1788 portrait of Green by Lemuel Francis Abbott
Vasilis SteriadisAuthor · Books
Vera DuarteAuthor · BooksShe was born in Mindelo.
Víctor Andrés BelaúndeAuthor · BooksVíctor Andrés Belaúnde Diez–Canseco (15 December 1883 – 14 December 1966) was a Peruvian diplomat, politician, philosopher and scholar.
Virgile RosselAuthor · BooksIllustration — Monument for Virgile Rossel in Tramelan
Vladan DesnicaAuthor · BooksVladan Desnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Десница; 17 September 1905 – 4 March 1967) was a Yugoslav writer and translator.
Vladimír ClementisAuthor · BooksVladimír "Vlado" Clementis (20 September 1902 – 3 December 1952) was a Slovak politician, lawyer, publicist, literary critic, author and a prominent member of the Czechoslovak Communist…
Vladislav JovanovićAuthor · BooksVladislav Jovanović (9 June 1933 – 21 February 2026) was a Serbian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Vojtech ZamarovskýAuthor · BooksVojtech Zamarovský (5 October 1919 in Zamarovce – 26 July 2006 in Prague) was a Slovak writer of historical non-fiction literature. He also translated from English, German, French and Latin.
Wilhelm GrimmAuthor · BooksWilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German writer, philologist and anthropologist.
Wilhelm KeilhauAuthor · BooksWilhelm Christian Ottesen Keilhau (30 July 1888 – 9 June 1954) was a Norwegian historian and economist.
Wilhelm StuckartAuthor · BooksWilhelm Georg Joseph Stuckart (16 November 1902 – 15 November 1953) was a German Nazi Party lawyer, official, and a State Secretary in the Reich Interior Ministry during the Nazi era.
William BlackstoneAuthor · BooksSir William Blackstone (10 July 1723 – 14 February 1780) was an English jurist, justice, and Tory politician most noted for his Commentaries on the Laws of England, which became the…
William H. SewardAuthor · Books
William Hickling PrescottAuthor · BooksWilliam Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific…
William SooneAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilliam Soone or Zoone (fl. 1540–1575) was an English jurist and cartographer.
Willibald PirckheimerAuthor · BooksWillibald Pirckheimer (5 December 1470 – 22 December 1530) was a German Renaissance lawyer, author and Renaissance humanist, a wealthy and prominent figure in Nuremberg in the 16th century,…
Wolfgang StraubPhotographer · PhotographyWolfgang Straub (born 1969, in Waiblingen) is a Swiss lawyer and photographer.
Woodrow WilsonAuthor · BooksThomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States,[273] serving from 1913 to 1921.
Xosé Filgueira ValverdeAuthor · BooksXosé Fernando Filgueira Valverde, or sometimes José Filgueira Valverde (28 October 1906, in Pontevedra – 13 September 1996, in Pontevedra), was a Spanish writer, intellectual, researcher,…
Yvan GollAuthor · BooksYvan Goll (also written Iwan Goll, Ivan Goll; born Isaac Lang; 29 March 1891 – 27 February 1950) was a French-German poet who was bilingual and wrote in both French and German.
Zdeněk MlynářAuthor · BooksZdeněk Mlynář (born Zdeněk Müller; 22 June 1930 – 15 April 1997) was a Czech Communist politician and lawyer.

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