Richardson, Samuel
1689 - 1761

Samuel Richardson was born in Derbyshire as the son of a carpenter. The family could not afford to send him to school, so...

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Haas, Wolf
1960 -

Wolf Haas is an Austrian linguist and advertising copywriter who has emerged over the past years as one of the most...

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Mulisch, Harry
1927 - 2010

The Dutch author Harry Mulisch was born in the city of Haarlem. His father came from Austria, an officer who had fled to...

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Clarke, Arthur C.
1917 - 2008

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was a British science writer and author of science fiction books born in Minehead, Somerset....

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