Literary Library

Roy Sydney Porter

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1946 - March 3, 2002British historian, writer and lecturerAuthor of over 100 books including "English Society in the 18th Century", "M...
British England English Great Britain Historian Lecturer Leo Gershoy Award Writer

Joel T. Headley

by Angela Beck
December 30, 1814 - December 30, 1897American clergyman, historian, author, newspaper editor, adventurer and politicianAuthor of "Napolean and His...
Adventure Author Clergy Clergyman Editor Historian history News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers Political Politics Secretary of State

Alasdair Gray

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1934 - December 29, 2019Scottish novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, translator, historian and artistAuthor of "Lanark: A...
Art Artist Historian Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Saltire Society Book of the Year Scotland Scottish Short Story Translator Whitbread Novel Award

Stillman Drake

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1910 - October 6, 1993Canadian historian of sciencePublished over 130 books as articles on Galileo Galilei including "Discoveries and ...
Canada Canadian Galileo Historian Science

Suzanne L. Marchand

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1961 - American intellectual, cultural historian and professorAuthor of "Down from Olympus: Archaeology and Philhellenism in Germany, ...
Archaeology Cultural Historian Historian history Professor Teach Teacher University

Terry Jones

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1942 - January 21, 2020 Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and author Author of "The Tyrant and the Squire", "The Saga of Erik...
Actor Author Children's Book Author Children's Book Award Comedian Comedy Director Historian Monty Python Wales Welsh Whitbread Award

Thomas Bailey Marquis

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1869 - March 22, 1935American historian, ethnographer, writer, printmaker and physicianAuthor of "Memoirs of a White Crow Indian", "Cu...
American History Doctor Ethnographer Historian history Medical Medicine Physician Printmaker Writer

James Oakes

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1953 - American historian, professor and authorAuthor of "The Ruling Race: A History of American Slaveholders", "The Radical and the R...
Abraham Lincoln American History Civil War Frederick Douglass Historian history Professor Slavery Slaves Teach Teacher University

Lucy Worsley

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1973 - British historian, author, curator and television presenterAuthor of "Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion and Great Houses",...
Author British Curator England English English History Great Britain Historian history Jane Austin Television Television Host Television Show

Theodore Rosengarten

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1944 - American historian and writerAuthor of "All God's Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw" (for which he won the National Book Award for...
African African Art Historian history Jewish Jewish-American Jews National Book Award Writer

Douglas Brinkley

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1961 - American author, history professor, history commentator for television news and contributing magazine editorAuthor of "The Unf...
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Author Historian history JFK Jimmy Carter John F. Kennedy Kennedy Magazine Magazine Editor NASA New York Historical Society Political History President Kennedy President Roosevelt Professor Roosevelt Television Television Commentator Theodore Roosevelt University White House

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1918 - August 3, 2008Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer and political prisonerAuthor of "One Day in the Li...
Historian Historical Fiction history Imperial Russia Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Political Political Prisoner Russia Russian Russian History Short Story