Gustafsson, Lars
1936 - 2016

The Swedish author Lars Gustafsson was born in Västerås where his father was a merchant. He passed his baccalaureate in 1...

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Molière
1622 - 1673

Real name Jean Baptiste Poquelin, a French playwright, theatre manager and actor, born in Paris as the oldest son of a...

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Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat
1689 - 1755

French man of letters and political philosopher; after Voltaire the most important cultural influence in France and in...

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Matheson, Richard
1926 - 2013

Richard Matheson was born in New Jersey and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. After his parents divorce he lived with his...

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