Literary Library
David D. Newsom
by Angela Beck
January 6, 1918 - March 30, 2008American diplomat, author and newspaper columnistAuthor of "North Africa: Active Crossroads", "The Dominoes That D...
Count Miklos Zrinyi
by Angela Beck
January 5, 1620 - November 18, 1664Hungarian statesman, military leader and poetBest known for his epic poem "The Peril of Sziget"Became the Vicer...
Joseph de Maistre
by Angela Beck
April 1, 1753 - February 26, 1826Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, diplomat and magistrateAuthor of "Letters from a Savoyard Royalist", "Disco...
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
by Angela Beck
April 1, 1755 - February 2, 1826French lawyer, politician and authorAuthor of "Physiologie de gout, ou meditations de gastronomic transcendante; o...
Gaetano Mosca
by Angela Beck
April 1, 1858 - November 8, 1941Italian political scientist, journalist, public servant and academicAuthor of "Theory of Governments and Parliame...
Ezra Meeker
by Angela Beck
December 29, 1830 - December 3, 1928American pioneer, mayor, postmaster and authorAuthor of "Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains", ...
Robert Morss Lovett
by Angela Beck
December 25, 1870 - February 8, 1956American academic, writer, editor, political activist and government officialAuthor of "The History of English...
Edoardo Sanguineti
by Angela Beck
December 9, 1930 - May 18, 2010Genovese poet, writer, academic, translator and member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian ParliamentAuthor o...
Ciro Alegria
by Angela Beck
November 4, 1909 - February 17, 1967Peruvian journalist, politician and novelistAuthor of "La Serpiente de Oro", "The Hungry Dogs" and "Broad and ...
Andre Malraux
by Angela Beck
November 3, 1901 - November 23, 1976French novelist, art theorist and Minister of Cultural AffairsAuthor of "The Conquerors", "Man's Fate" and "Ma...