Russell, Bertrand
1872 - 1970

The British philosopher and author Bertrand Arthur William Russel was born in Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales, to an...

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Bauer, Belinda
1962 -

As a child, the British author Belinda Bauer spent ten years in South Africa during apartheid. Her father was a dentist...

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Updike, John
1932 - 2009

American author, born in the small town of Shillington in Pennsylvania, where also his earliest works take place, but then...

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Freeling, Nicolas
1927 - 2003

Nicholas Freeling was born Nicolas Davidson in London. His parents were English, but his mother had Dutch roots and the...

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