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 ...

Further reading

Bunin, Ivan
1870 - 1953

The Russian author Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin was born to an old, noble family in Voronezh province. Having owned many serfs,...

Further reading

Delany, Samuel R.
1942 -

American science fiction author born in Harlem, New York. Samuel Ray Delany Jr. grew up above his father's funeral parlour....

Further reading

Ionesco, Eugène
1909 - 1994

The playwright and author Eugène Ionesco was born in Romania to a Romanian father and a French mother. The family moved to ...

Further reading