Marquand, John P.
1893 - 1960

The American author John Phillips Marquand was born in Wilmington, Delaware. His parents were wealthy, but they lost their...

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Enzensberger, Hans Magnus
1929 - 2022

The German author and poet Hans Magnus Enzensberger was the oldest of four brothers born to middle-class parents in the...

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Pindar
c. 518 BCE - c. 438 BCE

Little is known about the Greek poet Pindar (Greek: Pindaros). He was probably born in the village of Cynoscephalae near...

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Archer, Jeffrey
1940 -

Jeffrey Howard Archer is a British author, former politician and peer of the realm surrounded by scandal. His thrillers and...

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