Büchner, Georg
1813 - 1837

The German playwright and novelist Karl Georg Büchner was born in the town of Goddelau in the Grand Duchy of Hesse and grew ...

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Andersen, H.C.
1805 - 1875

Hans Christian Andersen is Denmark’s best-known author. Born in Odense on the island of Funen, he had an extraordinary w...

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Adonis
1930 -

Adonis, or Adunis, is the alias of the Syrian-Lebanese poet Ali Ahmad Said. Said was born in a poor farming community in...

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Thompson, Jim
1906 - 1977

James Myers "Jim" Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. His father was of Scottish origin while his mother had Cherokee...

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