Literary Library

Stanley Grentz

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1950 - March 11, 2005American Christian theologian, writer, ethicist and professorAuthor of "Prayer: The Cry for the Kingdom", "A Primer...
Christ Christian Christianity College Educate Education Educator Ethicist Ethics God Pray Prayer Preach Preacher Preaching Professor School Spirituality Teacher Teaching Theologian Theology University Writer

Richard A. Muller

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1944 - American physicist, professor and authorAuthor of "Nemesis: The Death Star", "Ice Ages and Astronomical Causes: Data, Spectral A...
Academic Author College Educate Education Educator Environment Environmental Environmentalist Physicist Physics Professor School Science Scientist Teach Teacher University

E. L. Doctorow

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1931 - July 21, 2015American novelist, editor, professor, short story writer and dramatistAuthor of "Ragtime" (for which he won the Nat...
College Drama Dramatist Editor Educate Education Educator Library of Congress Library of Congress Prize National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist PEN/Faulkner Award Play Plays Playwright Professor School Short Stories Short Story Teach Teacher Teaching Theater Theatre University William Dean Howells Medal

Umberto Eco

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1932 - February 19, 2016Italian professor, critc and writer of novels and non-fictionAuthor of "The Name of the Rose", "Foucault's Pend...
College Critic Educate Education Educator Italian Italy Nonfiction Novel Novelist Professor School Strega Prize Teach Teacher Teaching University

W. D. Snodgrass

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1926 - January 13, 2009American poet and professorAuthor of "Heart's Needle" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1960),  ...
College Educate Education Educator Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize for Poetry School University

Jeff Parker

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1974 - American novelist, short story writer and professorAuthor of "Ovenman", "The Taste of Penny" and "Where Bears Roam the Streets"
College Novel Novelist Professor School Short Stories Short Story Teach Teacher Teaching University

Grace Edwards

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1933 - February 25, 2020African-American mystery writer, professor and newspaper contributorAuthor of "In the Shadow of the Peacock", "...
African American College Mystery Mystery Writer News Newspaper Newspapers Professor School Teach Teacher Teaching University

David Margolick

by Angela Beck
(Seen here on right with Marvin Kalb) January 3, 1952 - American magazine editor, writer and professorAuthor of "Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max S...
College history Magazine Magazine Editor Professor School Teach Teacher Teaching University Writer

Alma Flor Ada

by Angela Beck
(Seen here on the left with F. Isabel Campoy) January 3, 1938 - Cuban-American children's book author, poet, novelist and professorAuthor of "My N...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Award Children's Books College Cuba Cuban Cuban-America Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor School Teach Teacher Teaching University Virginia Hamilton Award

Isaac Asimov

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992American professor of biochemistry and writer of science fiction, mysteries, fantasy, short stories and non-fiction...
Biochemistry College Fantasy Humanist Mystery Mystery Writer Nonfiction Professor School Sci-Fi Science Fiction Scifi Short Stories Short Story Teach Teacher Teaching University

Andre Aciman

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1951 - Italian-American writer and professorAuthor of "Out of Egypt: A Memoir", "False Papers" and "Call Me By Your Name"
College Italian Italian-American Italy Professor Teach Teacher Teaching University Writer

Peter Egger

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1969 - Austrian economist, professor, researcher and writerAuthor of "A Generalized Design for Bilateral Flow Models" (written for Economi...
Austria Austrian Economics Economist Economy EU European European Economic Review Foreign Professor Research Researcher Teach Teacher Teaching University Writer