Literary Library

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

Fredrik Cygnaeus

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1807 - February 7, 1881Finnish poet, art critic & collector and professorAuthor of "Ice-Candles" and "Claes Flemings tider: Dramatisk...
Art Art Collector Art Critic College Finland Finnish Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Teacher University

Aileen Ward

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1919 - May 31, 2016American professor of English literature and authorAuthor of "John Keats: The Making of a Poet" (for which she won the ...
Academic English Guggenheim Keats National Book Award Professor Teacher University

Abraham Harold Maslow

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1908 - June 8, 1970American psychologist, professor and authorAuthor of "Motivation and Personality", "Religions, Values and Peak Experien...
Author Professor Psychologist Psychology

Hayden Carruth

by Angela Beck
August 3, 1921 - September 29, 2008American poet, literary critic and professorAuthor of "Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey" (for which he won the Nati...
Critic Literary Critic National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Teach Teacher University

Stephen Sandy

by Angela Beck
August 2, 1934 - November 7, 2016American poet and professorAuthor of "The Thread", "Weathers Permitting" and "Netsuke Days: Poems" #literarycalen...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Professor Teach Teacher University

Madison Smartt Bell

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1957 - American novelist and professorAuthor of "Save Me, Joe Louis", "All Souls' Rising" (for which he was a finalist for the National B...
Educator Fiction National Book Award Novel Novelist Professor Teach Teacher University

Hugh Seidman

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1940 - November 9, 2023American poet and professorAuthor of "Collecting Evidence", "Blood Lord" and "Throne Falcon Eye"Won 3 National End...
National Endowment for the Arts Poem Poet Poetry Professor School Teach Teacher University

Ismail al-Faruqi

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1921 - May 27, 1986Palestinian-American philosopher, professor and writerAuthor of "Christian Ethics", "Cultural Atlas of Islam" and "T...
Christian Ethics Islam Islamic Palestine Palestinian Palestinian-American Philosopher Philosophy Professor Quran Teach Teacher University Writer