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Adolf Ivar ArwidssonAuthor · BooksAdolf Ivar Arwidsson (7 August 1791 – 21 June 1858) was a Finnish political journalist, writer, and historian.
Adrien-Michel-Hyacinthe Blin de SainmoreAuthor · BooksAdrien-Michel-Hyacinthe Blin de Sainmore (15 February 1733, in Paris – 26 September 1807, in Paris) was an 18th–century French poet, playwright and historian.
Agustín DuránAuthor · BooksAgustín Durán (14 October 17891 December 1862), Spanish scholar, was born in Madrid, where his father was the court physician.
Ahmed RamiAuthor · BooksAhmed Ramy (August 9, 1892 - June 5, 1981) (also transliterated Ahmad Ramy) was an Egyptian poet, songwriter and translator.
Albrecht von HallerAuthor · BooksAlbrecht von Haller (also known as Albertus de Haller; 16 October 170812 December 1777) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet.
Alexander Wheelock ThayerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Alexandre Guy PingréPerson · Music memorabiliaDom Alexandre Guy Pingré (September 1711 – 1 May 1796) was a French canon regular, astronomer and naval geographer.
Alexis RannitAuthor · BooksAlexis Rannit (born Alexey Konstantinovich Dolgoshev - Алексей Константинович Долгошев; Estonian: Aleksis Rannit;
Alfred de MussetAuthor · BooksAlfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (lang; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.
Allan RamsayAuthor · BooksAllan Ramsay (c. 15 October 16847 January 1758) was a Scottish poet (or makar), playwright, publisher, librarian and impresario of early Enlightenment Edinburgh.
Anabel TorresAuthor · BooksAnabel Torres Restrepo (born 28 December 1948) is a Colombian poet and translator.
Anastasius BibliothecariusAuthor · BooksAnastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 878) was the chief archivist and librarian (bibliothecarius) of the Holy See and also briefly a claimant to the papacy.
Anatole FranceAuthor · BooksAnatole France (born François-Anatole Thibault frɑ̃swa anatɔl tibo; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. Several of his books were best-sellers.
Andrea NavageroAuthor · BooksAndrea Navagero (1483 – 8 May 1529), known as Andreas Naugerius in Latin, was a Venetian diplomat and writer.
Anne TylerAuthor · BooksAnne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic.
Annie M.G. SchmidtAuthor · BooksAnna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt (20 May 1911 – 21 May 1995) was a Dutch writer.
Apollonius of RhodesAuthor · BooksApollonius of Rhodes (Apollṓnios o Rhódios; Apollonius Rhodius; fl. First half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Greek author, best known for the Argonautica, an epic poem about Jason and…
Archibald MacLeishAuthor · BooksArchibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry.
Arna BontempsAuthor · BooksArna Wendell Bontemps (October 13, 1902 – June 4, 1973) was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.
Aubin-Louis Millin de GrandmaisonAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sketch of Millin from Biographie des hommes vivants (1818)
Audre LordeAuthor · BooksAudre Lorde (born Audrey Geraldine Lorde; February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was an American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet, and civil rights activist.
August Heinrich Hoffmann von FallerslebenPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben ([ˈaʊɡʊst ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈhɔfman fɔn ˈfalɐsˌleːbn̩], after his hometown;
August StöberAuthor · BooksIllustration — August Stöber
August von Platen-HallermündeAuthor · BooksKarl August Georg Maximilian Graf von Platen-Hallermünde (24 October 17965 December 1835) was a German poet and dramatist. In German he mostly is called Graf (Count) Platen.
Augusta Innes WithersIllustrator · IllustrationAugusta Hanna Elizabeth Innes Withers (née Baker; 1792, Gloucestershire – 1876, London) was an English natural history illustrator, known for her illustrating of John Lindley's Pomological…
Auguste RigaudAuthor · BooksAuguste-Pierre-Augustin Rigaud (29 March 1760 – 15 April 1835) was a French poet and fabulist.
Benjamin DonnAuthor · Maps and atlasesBenjamin Donn or Donne (1729–1798) was an English mathematician.
Benjamin FondanePerson · Film memorabiliaBenjamin Fondane (lang) or Benjamin Fundoianu (born Benjamin Wechsler, Wexler or Vecsler, first name also Beniamin or Barbu, usually abridged to B;
Biagio MarinAuthor · BooksBiagio Marin (lang; Biaxio Marin ˈbjazjo maˈɾiŋ; 29 June 1891 – 24 December 1985) was a Venetian
Capistrano de AbreuAuthor · BooksJoão Capistrano Honório de Abreu (October 23, 1853 – August 13, 1927) was a Brazilian historian.
Casimir DelavigneAuthor · BooksIllustration — Casimir Delavigne.
Charles Fletcher LummisPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Lummis
Charles NodierAuthor · BooksJean Charles Emmanuel Nodier (ʒɑ̃ ʃaʁl emanɥɛl nɔdje; 29 April 1780 – 27 January 1844) was a French author and librarian who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the conte…
Charles Palissot de MontenoyAuthor · BooksCharles Palissot de Montenoy (3 January 1730 – 15 June 1814) was an 18th-century French playwright, admirer and disciple of Voltaire and Antoine de Rivarol.
Christian August VulpiusAuthor · BooksChristian August Vulpius (23 January 1762 – 25 June 1827) was a German novelist and dramatist. His sister married the noted German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Christian Friedrich Wilhelm JacobsAuthor · BooksChristian Friedrich Wilhelm Jacobs (October 6, 1764 – March 30, 1847) a German classical scholar, was born in Gotha.
Claude AbravanelPerson · Music memorabiliaClaude Abravanel (16 July 1924 – 14 December 2012) was a Swiss-Israeli pianist and composer of classical music.
Conrad CeltesAuthor · BooksConrad Celtes (Konrad Celtes; Conradus Celtis (Protucius); 1 February 1459 – 4 February 1508) was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet of the German Renaissance born in Franconia…
Cvetka LipušAuthor · BooksShe was born in Bad Eisenkappel in the Austrian state of Carinthia and is the daughter of the Carinthian Slovenian author Florjan Lipuš. She attended th
Daniel Coit GilmanAuthor · BooksDaniel Coit Gilman (July 6, 1831 – October 13, 1908) was an American educator and academic.
Daniel SolanderAuthor · BooksDaniel Carlsson Solander or Daniel Charles Solander (19 February 1733 – 13 May 1782) was a Swedish naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
David RuhnkenAuthor · BooksDavid Ruhnken (2 January 172314 May 1798) was a Dutch classical scholar of German origin.
David RumseyAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — David Rumsey at the 2005 Where 2.0 Conference
Dee BrownAuthor · BooksDorris Alexander "Dee" Brown (February 29, 1908 – December 12, 2002) was an American novelist, historian, and librarian.
Edvin KallsteniusPerson · Music memorabiliaEdvin Kallstenius (29 August 1881 – 22 November 1967) was a Swedish composer and librarian.
Elin PelinAuthor · BooksElin Pelin (8 July 1877 – 3 December 1949), born Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov (Димитър Иванов Стоянов) was a Bulgarian writer. Stoyan Christowe called him "Bulgaria's leading writer".
Elizabeth JenningsAuthor · BooksElizabeth Joan Jennings (18 July 1926 – 26 October 2001) was a British poet. She won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1955 for her second poetry collection, A Way of Looking.
Elizabeth SmitherAuthor · BooksElizabeth Edwina Smither MNZM (born 15 September 1941) is a New Zealand poet, novelist and short story writer.
Émile AugierAuthor · BooksGuillaume Victor Émile Augier (French pronunciation: [ɡijom viktɔʁ emil oʒje]; 17 September 1820 – 25 October 1889) was a French dramatist.
EratosthenesAuthor · BooksEratosthenes of Cyrene (Ἐρατοσθένης eratostʰénɛːs; c. 276 BC – c.
Esaias TegnérAuthor · BooksEsaias Tegnér (lang; 13 November 1782 –) was a Swedish writer, professor of Greek, and bishop.
Eugen RelgisAuthor · BooksEugen D. Relgis (backward reading of Eisig D. Sigler; first name also Eugenio, Eugène or Eugene, last name also Siegler or Siegler Watchel;
Eugenio EspejoAuthor · BooksFrancisco Javier Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo (Royal Audiencia of Quito, February 21, 1747 – December 28, 1795) was a medical pioneer, writer and lawyer of indigenous origin in colonial…
Euphorion of ChalcisAuthor · BooksEuphorion of Chalcis (Greek: Εὐφορίων ὁ Χαλκιδεύς) was a Greek poet and grammarian, born in Chalcis in Euboea in the 126th olympiad (276–272 BC).
Ezra AbbotAuthor · BooksEzra Abbot (April 28, 1819, Jackson, MaineMarch 21, 1884, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American biblical scholar.
Ferenc FaludiAuthor · BooksFerenc Faludi (born in Güssing on 11 April 1704; died in Rechnitz on 18 December 1779) was a Hungarian poet who has been referred to as "the father of the new Hungarian lyric." Because of…
Francesco FlorimoPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesco Florimo (12 October 1800 – 18 December 1888) was an Italian composer, music historian and critic.
Francesco InghiramiEngraver · PrintsFrancesco Inghirami (1772–1846) was an Italian archeologist and author.
Francisco de Paula del Villar y LozanoDesigner · DesignFrancisco de Paula del Villar y Lozano (1828, in Murcia – 1901, in Barcelona) was a Spanish architect.
Francisco de RiojaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Possibly portrait by Velazquez
Franciszek KarpińskiAuthor · BooksFranciszek Karpiński (4 October 1741 – 16 September 1825) was the leading sentimental Polish poet of the Age of Enlightenment.
François-Joseph FétisPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois-Joseph Fétis (25 March 1784 – 26 March 1871) was a Belgian musicologist, critic, teacher and composer. He was among the most influential music intellectuals in continental Europe.
Frank O'ConnorAuthor · BooksFrank O'Connor (born Michael Francis O'Donovan; 17 September 1903 – 10 March 1966) was an Irish author and translator.
Frantz Funck-BrentanoAuthor · BooksFrantz Funck-Brentano (15 June 1862 – 13 June 1947) was a French historian and librarian. He was born in the castle of Munsbach (Luxembourg) and died in Montfermeil.
Franz von DingelstedtAuthor · BooksFranz von Dingelstedt (30 June 1814 – 15 May 1881) was a German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator.
Friedrich Christoph SchlosserAuthor · BooksFriedrich Christoph Schlosser (17 November 1776 – 23 September 1861) was a German historian, Professor of History at the University of Heidelberg and a Privy Councillor in Prussia.
Friedrich Gottlieb WelckerAuthor · BooksFriedrich Gottlieb Welcker (4 November 1784 – 17 December 1868) was a German classical philologist and archaeologist.
Friedrich HölderlinAuthor · BooksJohann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin[1] (20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a German poet and philosopher.
Friedrich Max MüllerAuthor · BooksFriedrich Max Müller (6 December 1823 – 28 October 1900) was a German-born British comparative philologist and Orientalist.
Friedrich SchillerAuthor · BooksJohann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (lang, short: De-Friedrich Schiller.ogg; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian.
Friedrich SylburgAuthor · BooksFriedrich Sylburg (1536 – 17 February 1596) was a German classical scholar.
Friedrich von MatthissonAuthor · BooksFriedrich von Matthisson (23 January 1761 – 12 March 1831) was a German poet, an early member of the German Romantic movement.
Geno PampaloniAuthor · BooksGeno Pampaloni (25 November 1918 – 17 January 2001) was an Italian literary critic, journalist, editor, and essayist.
Georg NeumarkPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Neumark (16 March 1621 – 8 July 1681) was a German poet and composer of hymns.
Georges de Porto-RicheAuthor · BooksGeorges de Porto-Riche (20 May 1849, Bordeaux, Gironde – 5 September 1930, Paris) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Gershom ScholemAuthor · BooksGershom Scholem (5 December 1897 – 21 February 1982) was a German philosopher and historian.
Giacomo CasanovaAuthor · BooksGiacomo Girolamo Casanova (2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and writer who was born in the Republic of Venice and travelled extensively throughout Europe.
Giorgi KekelidzeAuthor · BooksGiorgi Kekelidze (გიორგი კეკელიძე; born April 10, 1984) is a Georgian poet, essayist and the founder of the first Georgian digital library, lib.ge.
Giuseppe RovaniAuthor · BooksGiuseppe Rovani (12 January 181826 January 1874) was an Italian novelist and essayist. He took part in the Italian Risorgimento and was a forerunner of the Milanese Scapigliatura.
Gottfried van SwietenPerson · Music memorabiliaGottfried Freiherr van Swieten (29 October 1733 – 29 March 1803) was a Dutch-born diplomat, librarian, and government official who served the Holy Roman Empire during the 18th century.
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAuthor · BooksGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (or Leibnitz; 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist, and diplomat who is credited, alongside Isaac Newton, with…
Gotthold Ephraim LessingAuthor · BooksGotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic. He was a representative of the Enlightenment.
Gregory IIAuthor · BooksPope Gregory II (Gregorius II; 669 – 11 February 731) was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731.
Gustaf KossinnaAuthor · BooksGustaf Kossinna (28 September 1858 – 20 December 1931) was a German philologist and archaeologist who was Professor of German Archaeology at the University of Berlin.
Gustav SuitsAuthor · BooksGustav Suits (in Võnnu, Tartu County, Livonia – 23 May 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden) is considered one of the greatest Estonian poets.
Harry JärvAuthor · BooksHarry Järv (27 March 1921 – 21 December 2009) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish and Swedish librarian, author and translator. He was a lieutenant-ranked veteran of World War II.
Heinrich ReimannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Heinrich Reimann
Henry William PickersgillArtist · PaintingsHenry William Pickersgill RA (3 December 1782 – 21 April 1875) was an English painter specialising in portraits.
Herberto HélderAuthor · BooksPrémio da Crítica da Associação Portuguesa de Críticos Literários (1988)
Hercule NicoletIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Batocera wallacei
Hermann KurzAuthor · BooksHermann Kurz (30 November 1813 – 10 October 1873) was a German poet and novelist.
Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph LucasAuthor · BooksIllustration — Hippolyte Lucas
Hugo BergmannAuthor · Books) Miranda Short (granddaughter), Ann Greenberg (granddaughter)
Hyam MaccobyAuthor · BooksHyam Maccoby (1924–2004) was a Jewish-British scholar and dramatist specialising in the study of the Jewish and Christian religious traditions.
Immanuel KantAuthor · BooksImmanuel Kant (born Emanuel Kant; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher.
Ion NegoițescuAuthor · BooksIon Negoiţescu (iˈon neɡo.iˈt͡sesku; also known as Nego; 10 August 1921 – 6 February 1993) was a Romanian literary historian, critic, poet, novelist and memoirist, one of the leading…
Iris BarryAuthor · BooksIris Barry (1895 – 22 December 1969) was a British-American film critic and curator.
Jack BedsonAuthor · BooksJohn William "Jack" Bedson (born 5 March 1950) is an Australian writer, poet, children's picture book author, and former university librarian.
Jakob BernaysAuthor · BooksJacob Bernays (11 September 182426 May 1881) was a German philologist and philosophical writer.
Jan GruterAuthor · BooksJan Gruter or Gruytère, Latinized as Janus Gruterus (3 December 1560 – 20 September 1627), was a Flemish-born philologist, scholar, and librarian.
János GarayAuthor · BooksJános Garay (10 October 1812 – 5 November 1853) was a Hungarian poet and author, born in Szekszárd, Tolna County.
Jeremiah Holmes WiffenAuthor · BooksJeremiah Holmes Wiffen (30 December 1792 – 2 May 1836) was an English poet and writer, known as translator of Torquato Tasso.
Jiří KratochvilAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jiří Kratochvil (2017)
Joachim RingelnatzArtist · PaintingsJoachim Ringelnatz is the pen name of the German author and painter Hans Bötticher
Joe HickersonPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Charles Hickerson (October 20, 1935 – August 17, 2025), known professionally as Joe Hickerson, was an American folk singer, song finder, and musicologist.
Johann Albert FabriciusAuthor · BooksJohann Albert Fabricius (11 November 1668 – 30 April 1736) was a German classical scholar and bibliographer.
Johann BeerPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Schenk the Elder
Johann Christoph AdelungAuthor · BooksJohann Christoph Adelung (8 August 1732 – 10 September 1806) was a German grammarian and philologist.
Johann Georg Theodor GrässeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ca.
Johann Kaspar FüssliArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Johann Kaspar Füssli
Johann Peter EckermannAuthor · BooksJohann Peter Eckermann (21 September 1792 – 3 December 1854), German poet and writer, is best known for his work Conversations with Goethe, the fruit of his association with Johann Wolfgang…
Johann Philipp NeumannAuthor · BooksJohann Philipp Neumann (27 December 1774 – 3 October 1849) was an Austrian physicist, librarian and poet.
Johannes AndersenPhotographer · PhotographyJohannes Carl Andersen (14 March 1873 – 19 June 1962) was a New Zealand clerk, poet, ethnologist, librarian, editor and historian.
Johannes SchefferusArtist · PaintingsJohannes Schefferus (February 2, 1621 – March 26, 1679) was one of the most important Swedish humanists of his time. He was also known as Angelus and is remembered for writing hymns.
Jorge Luis BorgesAuthor · BooksJorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges[2] (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and…
José-Maria de HerediaAuthor · BooksJosé-Maria de Heredia (22 November 1842 – 3 October 1905) was a Cuban-born French Parnassian poet. He was the fifteenth member elected for seat 4 of the Académie française in 1894.
Joseph Victor von ScheffelAuthor · BooksJoseph Victor von Scheffel (16 February 1826 – 9 April 1886) was a German poet and novelist. His novel Ekkehard (1855) became one of the most popular German novels in the 19th century.
Josephin SoularyArtist · PaintingsJoséphin (Joseph Marie) Soulary (23 February 1815 - 28 March 1891), French poet, son of a Lyon merchant of Genoese origin (Solari).
Juan Eugenio HartzenbuschAuthor · BooksJuan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martínez (6 September 1806 – 2 August 1880) was a Spanish dramatist. He was the Director of the National Library of Spain until he retired in 1875.
Juan FilloyAuthor · BooksIllustration — Juan Filloy in 1971

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