Austen, Jane
1775 - 1817

The English author Jane Austen was born in in Steventon, Hampshire as the second last of seven children. Her father was a...

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Apollinaire, Guillaume
1880 - 1918

French author of Italian-Polish origin. He was born out of wedlock in Rome and was baptized Guglielmo Alberto Wladimiro...

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Patterson, James
1947 -

The American author, James Patterson, was born and grew up in Newburgh in the State of New York. His father was an...

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Suter, Martin
1948 -

The Swiss author Martin Suter was born and raised in Zurich. He began to write early, decided to make writing his...

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