Literary Library

Vera Brittain

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1893 - March 29, 1970English nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifistAuthor of "Testament of Youth" (co-written with Mark Best...
Bio Biographer British England English Feminism Feminist Great Britain Medical Medicine Nurse Nursing Pacifist Socialism Socialist

Pio Baroja y Nessi

by Angela Beck
December 28, 1872 - October 30, 1956Spanish novelist, biographer and physicianAuthor of "The Lord of Labraz", "The Tree of Knowledge" and "Zalacai...
Bio Biographer Biography Doctor Medical Medicine Novel Novelist Spain Spanish

Kevin Patterson

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1964 - Canadian medical doctor and writerAuthor of "Country of Cold" (for which he won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize in 2003...
Afghan Afghanistan Afghanistan War Canada Canadian Doctor Medical Medicine Physician Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Writer

Clara Barton

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1821 - April 12, 1912American nurse, teacher, patent clerk and founder of the American Red CrossAuthor of "The Red Cross in Peace and...
American Red Cross Civil War Medical Medicine National Women's Hall of Fame Nurse Nursing Patent Clerk Red Cross Teach Teacher

George Crabbe

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1754 - February 3, 1832English poet, surgeon and clergymanAuthor of "The Candidate", "The Village" and "The Burough"
British Church Clergy Clergyman Doctor England English English Poetry Great Britain Medical Medicine Physician Religion Religious Surgeon Surgery

H. Richard Hornberger

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1924 - November 4, 1997American writer and surgeonBest known for "M.A.S.H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors" which was turned into a ...
Doctor Korea Korean War Medical Medicine Movie Movies Physician Surgeon Television TV Show Writer

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

Paracelsus

by Angela Beck
December 17, 1493 (or November 11?) - September 24, 1541Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian and philosopherAuthor of "A Book of Nymphs, Syl...
Alchemist Doctor Medicine Philosopher Philosophy Physician Swiss Switzerland Theologian Toxicology

John O'Kane Murray

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1847 - July 30, 1885Irish physician and authorAuthor of "A Popular History of the Catholic Church in the United States", "Little Live...
Author Catholic Catholic Church Doctor Ireland Irish Medical Medicine Physician

Caldwell Esselstyn

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1933 - American physician and authorAuthor of "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition...
Author Doctor Heart Disease Medical Medicine Physician

Joel Fuhrman

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1953 - American physician and writerAuthor of "Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss", "Th...
Author Diabetes Doctor Heart Disease Hospital Medical Medicine Nutrician Physician Weight Loss

Carlo Levi

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1902 - January 4, 1975Italian painter, writer, activist and doctorAuthor of "Christ Stopped at Eboli", "The Watch" and "Words as Ston...
Activist Art Artist Arts Author Communism Communist Doctor Italian Italy Medical Medicine Paint Painter Painting Physician