Literary Library

Andres Bello

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1781 - October 15, 1865Venezuelan-Chilean humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologistAuthor of "Chile...
Chile Chilean Columbia Diplomat Ecuador Educator Language Legislator Philologist Philology Philosopher Philosophy Poem Poems Poet Poetry Venezuela Venezuelan

Dennis Brutus

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1924 - December 26, 2009South African activist, educator, journalist and poetAuthor of "Letters to Martha: And Other Poems from a Sou...
Activist Africa African Educator Journalist Poet Poetry Political Activist South Africa South African

Luther Standing Bear

by Angela Beck
December (?) 1868 - February 20, 1939 Sicangu and Oglala Lakota Chief and Native American author, educator, philosopher and actor Author of "My Pe...
Actor Educator Lakota Native Native American Philosopher Philosophy Sioux

Helen Hooven Santmyer

by Angela Beck
November 25, 1895 - February 21, 1986American writer, educator and librarianAuthor of "Herbs and Apples", "Ohio Town" and "... And the Ladies of th...
Educator Librarian Ohio

Wilma Pitchford Hays

by Angela Beck
November 22, 1909 - March 10, 2006American children's and adult book author and teacherAuthor of "Easter Fires", "Naughty Little Pilgrim" and "LItt...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Educator Teacher

Peter Drucker

by Angela Beck
November 19, 1909 - November 11, 2005 Austrian-American management consultant, educator and authorAuthor of "The Effective Executive", "Innovatio...
Austria Austrian Austrian-American Capitolism Capitolist Consultant Consulting Educator Entrepreneur Management

Colin Thiele

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1920 - September 4, 2006Australian children's book author and educatorAuthor of "Storm Boy", "Blue Fin" and the "Sun on the Stubble" ...
Australia Australian Children's Book Children's Book Author Educator Teacher

Mark Danner

by Angela Beck
November 10, 1958 - American writer, journalist and educatorAuthor of "The Massacre at El Mozote", "The Secret Way to War" and "Spiral: Trapped in...
Educator Journalist News Newspapers Teacher

Steven Jay Greenblatt

by Angela Beck
November 7, 1943 - American Shakespearean, literary historian, editor, author and professorAuthor of "Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Sh...
Academic Editor Educator Historian Literary Historian National Book Award Professor Pulitzer Prize Shakespeare Teacher William Shakespeare

Michael Cunningham

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1952 - American novelist, screenwriter and professorAuthor of "A Home at the End of the World", "The Hours" (for which he won the Puli...
Academic Educator Film Movie Movies Novel Novelist Professor Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Teacher

Thomas Flanagan

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1923 - March 21, 2002American novelist and professorAuthor of "The Year of the French" (for which he won the National Book Critics Awar...
Academic Educator National Book Critics Award Novel Novelist Professor Teacher

Daniel Gilbert

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1957 - American social psychologist, writer and professorAuthor of "Stumbling on Happiness", "Loose-Leaf Version for Introducing Psych...
Academic Educator Professor Psychologist Psychology Teacher