Literary Library

Crosby Bonsall

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1921 - January 10, 1995American artist and children's book author and illustratorAuthor of more than 40 books including "Who's a Pest? A...
Art Artist Arts Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Book Illustrator Children's Books

Terry C. Johnston

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1947 - March 25, 2001American western novelistAuthor of more than 30 westerns including "Carry the Wind", "Crack in the Sky" and "Buffal...
American West Cowboy Cowboys Native Native American Novel Novelist U.S. West Western

Sir James George Frazer

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1854 - May 7, 1941Scottish anthropologist and folklorist Author of "The Growth of Plato's Ideal Theory", ""Taboo and the Perils of the ...
Anthropologist Anthropology Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales Great Britain Scotland Scottish United Kingdom

Sembene Ousmane

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1923 - June 9, 2007Senegalese director, producer and writerAuthor of "God's Bits of Wood", "Tribal Scars" and "Xala"
Director Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Senagal Senegalese Tribe Writer

Paul Hamilton Hayne

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1830 - July 6, 1886American poet, critic and editorAuthor of "Legends and Lyrics" and "The Broken Battalions"
Critic Editor Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Nathaniel Philbrick

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1956 - American writerAuthor of "In the Heart of the Sea", "Mayflower" and "Ben's Revolution"
Author Writer

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1960 - Lebanese-American scholar, essayist and statisticianAuthor of "Fooled By Randomness", "The Black Swan" and "Antifragile"
Essayist Essays Lebanese Lebanese-American Lebanon Scholar Statistician Statistics

Mariano Azuela

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1873 - March 1, 1952Mexican author and physicianBest known for his fictional novels set during the Mexican Revolution of 1910
Author Doctor Medical Medicine Mexican Mexican Revolution Mexico Novelist Physician

Augusta Baker

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1911 - February 23, 1998African-American librarian, storyteller and teacherAuthor of "Talking Tree; Fairy Tales From 15 Lands", "Books Abo...
African American Caldecott Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales Librarian Library New York Public Library Newbery School Stories Story Storyteller Teach Teacher University of South Carolina

Anne McCaffrey

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1926 - November 21, 2011American-Irish science fiction and fantasy writerAuthor ofmore than 60 books including multiple Series: "Dragonri...
Fantasy Grand Master Hugo Award Ireland Irish Nebula Award Pern Sci-Fi Science Fiction Science Fiction Hall of Fame SciFi

William James Sidis

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1898 - July 17, 1944American mathematician, linguist, historian, teacher and authorAuthor of "Passaconaway in the White Mountains" (writt...
Addition Author Harvard Historian history Language Languages Linguist Math Mathematician Mathematics School Teach Teacher

William Harvey

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1578 - June 3, 1657English physician, lecturer and authorAuthor of "Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus" and ...
Author British Doctor England English Great Britain King Charles I Lecturer Medical Medicine Physician