Wollstonecraft, Mary
1759 - 1797

The author and early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft was born in the district of Spitalfields, London. Because of her father's...

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Hamilton, Steve
1961 -

The American crime-fiction writer Steve Hamilton was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in White Lake in the same...

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Ibsen, Henrik
1828 - 1906

The Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen was born the son of a merchant in the small town of Skien. When he was eight years...

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Kunze, Reiner
1933 -

The German poet and essayist Reiner Kunze was born in Oelsnitz (Erzegebirge), in the GDR. His father was a miner and his...

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