Wolf, Christa
1929 - 2011

The German author Christa Wolf was born as Christa Ihlenfeld in Landsberg ab der Warthe (present-day Gorzów Wielkopolski in ...

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Duncan, Lois
1934 - 2016

Lois Duncan Steinmetz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the daughter of Joseph Steinmetz and his wife Lois Duncan,...

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Galsworthy, John
1867 - 1933

John Galsworthy was born at Kingston Hill, the Galsworthy family estate in Surrey. His father was a successful barrister,...

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Sandemose, Aksel
1899 - 1965

Aksel Sandemose was born as Axel Nielsen, in Nykøbing on the island of Mors in Denmark. His mother was Norwegian, his ...

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