Atkinson, Kate
1951 -

The British author Kate Atkinson was born in York, her father was a shopkeeper. She read English literature at Dundee...

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Auden, Wystan Hugh
1907 - 1973

English author born in York. His father was a doctor, and he was brought up in an intellectual, middle-class family in...

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Dumas, Alexandre, père
1802 - 1870

French author born as Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, but known as Alexandre Dumas, père. His ancestry can be traced back to ...

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Ball, Hugo
1886 - 1927

Hugo Ball was born in Pirmasens, Germany, to Catholic parents who were as poor as they were pious. He wanted to study, but...

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