Literary Library

Robert Kinloch Massie, III

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1929 - December 2, 2019 American journalist, historian and biographerAuthor of "Peter the Great: His Life and World" (for which he won t...
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Biographer Biography British History Catherine the Great German German History Germany Great Britain Historian history Journalism Journalist News Newspapers Peter the Great Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize for Biography Russian History War History World History

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1938 - May 28, 2025Kenyan novelist, playwright, short story writer, essayist and academicAuthor of "Weep Not Child" (for which he won t...
Academic Africa African Booker Prize East Africa Novel Prize Essayist Essays Hurston/Wright Legacy Award International Booker Prize Kenya Kenyan Man Booker Prize National Book Critics Circle Award Nonino International Prize Novel Novelist Short Stories Short Story UNESCO Prize Zora Neale Hurston-Paul Robeson Award

Michael O'Donoghue

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1940 - November 8, 1994American writer and performerAuthor of "The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor" and "Socks Goes to Washington...
National Lampoon Performer Saturday Night Live Writer

Hayao Miyazaki

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1941 - Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author and manga artistAuthor of "Shuna's Journey", "Hayao Miyazaki's Daydr...
Academy Award Animation Animator Author Director Film Film Director Film Producer Filmmaker Films Japan Japanese Manga Manga Artist Screenplay Screenwriter Studio Ghibli

Friedrich Durrenmatt

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1921 - December 14, 1990Swiss author, dramatist and artistAuthor of the plays "The Visit", "Romulus the Great" and "The Physician"Autho...
Art Artist Arts Author Drama Dramatist Play Plays Playwright Swiss Switzerland Theater Theatre

Drew Daywalt

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1970 - American children's book author, filmmaker and scriptwriterAuthor of "The Day the Crayons Quit", "The Day the Crayons Came Home"...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Film Filmmaker Films Movie Movies Script Scripts Scriptwrier

Count Miklos Zrinyi

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1620 - November 18, 1664Hungarian statesman, military leader and poetBest known for his epic poem "The Peril of Sziget"Became the Vicer...
Croatia Govern Government Government Official Hungarian Hungary Military Military Officer Poem Poems Poet Poetry Politician Politics Statesman

Jakob Ludwig Carl Grimm

by Angela Beck
January 4, 1785 - September 20, 1863German philologist, jurist and mythologistAlong with his brother Wilhelm edited "Grimm's Fairy Tales" Click He...
Fairy Tale Fairy Tales Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales German Germany Grimm's Fairy Tales Jurist Myth Mythologist Mythology Myths Philologist Philology

Verplank Colvin

by Angela Beck
January 4, 1847 - 1920 (Day unknown)American lawyer, author, illustrator and topographical engineerAuthor of "On Certain New Phenomena in Chemistr...
Adirondack Mountains American Chemistry Engineer Illustrate Illustrations Illustrator Law Lawyer

Natalie Goldberg

by Angela Beck
January 4, 1948 - American writer, speaker and teacherAuthor of "Writing Down the Bones", "Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America" and "The Grea...
Educate Education Educator Motivational Speaker School Speaker Teach Teacher Teaching Writer

James M. Nack

by Angela Beck
January 4, 1809 - September 23, 1879American deaf poetAuthor of "The Legend of the Rocks and Other Poems", "Earl Rupert and Other Tales and Poems" ...
Deaf Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Isaac Newton

by Angela Beck
January 4, 1643 - March 31, 1727English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian and authorAuthor of "Principia", "Opticks", "T...
Alchemist Astronomer Astronomy Author British Doctor England English Enlightenment Great Britain Math Mathematician Mathematics Medical Medicine Physician Preacher Science Scientist Theologian Theology