Literary Library

Manuel Zeno Gandia

January 10, 1855 - January 30, 1930Puerto Rican physician, poet, journalist and politicianAuthor of "La Charca" (considered to be the first novel ...

Thorvald Steen

January 9, 1954 - Norwegian novelist, playwright, poet, short story writer, essayist, children's book author and government scholarAuthor of "The ...

Lawrence Walsh

January 8, 1912 - March 19, 2014American lawyer, judge, attorney general and writerAuthor of "Final Report of the Independent Counsel for Iran/Cont...

Charles Murray

January 8, 1943 - American political scientist and writerAuthor of "Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950 - 1980", "The Bell Curve: Intellig...

David D. Newsom

January 6, 1918 - March 30, 2008American diplomat, author and newspaper columnistAuthor of "North Africa: Active Crossroads", "The Dominoes That D...

Andrew Britton

January 6, 1981 - March 18, 2008British-born American spy novelistAuthor of "The American", "The Assassin" and "Threatcon Delta"

Count Miklos Zrinyi

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

April 1, 1753 - February 26, 1826Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, diplomat and magistrateAuthor of "Letters from a Savoyard Royalist", "Disco...

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

April 1, 1755 - February 2, 1826French lawyer, politician and authorAuthor of "Physiologie de gout, ou meditations de gastronomic transcendante; o...

Gaetano Mosca

April 1, 1858 - November 8, 1941Italian political scientist, journalist, public servant and academicAuthor of "Theory of  Governments and Parliame...

Richard Henry Dana

August 1, 1815 - January 6, 1882American lawyer, politician and writerAuthor of "Two Years Before the Mast", "To Cuba and Back" and ""A Tribute to...

Ezra Meeker

December 29, 1830 - December 3, 1928American pioneer, mayor, postmaster and authorAuthor of "Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains", ...