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Kandinsky Family Tree - Beginning from 1600's * Wassily Kandinsky Biography* Vassily Kandinsky Russiapedia* Kandinsky Paintings

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11/1/2011
8/25/2023
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11/1/2011

Kandinsky Family Tree - Beginning from 1600's * Wassily Kandinsky Biography* Vassily Kandinsky Russiapedia* Kandinsky Paintings

8/25/2023

Annie Ernaux (née Duchesne; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer and professor of literature. Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology. Ernaux was awarded t...

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10/6/2022
10/6/2022
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10/6/2022

Annie Ernaux (née Duchesne; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer and professor of literature. Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology. Ernaux was awarded t...

10/6/2022

Gertrude Stein MP (1874 - 1946)

Gertrude Stein was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny West neighborhood and raised in Oakland, California, Stein moved to Pari...

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3/22/2011
7/19/2022
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3/22/2011

Gertrude Stein MP (1874 - 1946)

Gertrude Stein was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny West neighborhood and raised in Oakland, California, Stein moved to Pari...

7/19/2022

Virgilio S. Almario MP

"Rio Alma"

Wikipedia

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6/21/2022
6/21/2022
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6/21/2022
6/21/2022

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke MP (c.1561 - 1621)

"Countess of Pembroke"

Mary SidneyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke née Mary Sidney (Bewdley, 27 October 1561 – London, 25 September 1621), was one of the first English women to achie...

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9/9/2008
8/14/2021
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9/9/2008

Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke MP (c.1561 - 1621)

"Countess of Pembroke"

Mary SidneyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke née Mary Sidney (Bewdley, 27 October 1561 – London, 25 September 1621), was one of the first English women to achie...

8/14/2021

George Albert Meredith, OM MP (1828 - 1909)

George Meredith, OM =From Wikipedia(12 February 1828 – 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. Life Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson of naval out...

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2/9/2013
7/26/2021
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2/9/2013

George Albert Meredith, OM MP (1828 - 1909)

George Meredith, OM =From Wikipedia(12 February 1828 – 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. Life Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson of naval out...

7/26/2021

H.L. Mencken MP (1880 - 1956)

"H. L. Mencken", "Harry"

Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literatu...

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1/20/2018
6/17/2021
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1/20/2018

H.L. Mencken MP (1880 - 1956)

"H. L. Mencken", "Harry"

Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literatu...

6/17/2021

Paul Kornfeld MP (1889 - 1942)

"Pavel"

Marriage to Frieda fritta Brod, 1919: Hesse, Germany, Marriages, 1849-1930: Frankfurt am Main 1919 image 489Paul Kornfeld was a well-known "dramaturg' in Berlin 1920-33, when the Jew laws forced him ba...

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5/11/2011
4/14/2021
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5/11/2011

Paul Kornfeld MP (1889 - 1942)

"Pavel"

Marriage to Frieda fritta Brod, 1919: Hesse, Germany, Marriages, 1849-1930: Frankfurt am Main 1919 image 489Paul Kornfeld was a well-known "dramaturg' in Berlin 1920-33, when the Jew laws forced him ba...

4/14/2021

Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg (7 September 1633, Viehdorf — 10 April 1694, Nuremberg) was an Austrian poet of the Baroque era. Greiffenberg is one of the most significant German-language female wri...

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3/28/2021
3/29/2021
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3/28/2021

Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg (7 September 1633, Viehdorf — 10 April 1694, Nuremberg) was an Austrian poet of the Baroque era. Greiffenberg is one of the most significant German-language female wri...

3/29/2021

Dr. Ernst Weiss MP (1882 - 1940)

Dr Ernst Weiss (German: Weiß, August 28, 1882 – June 15, 1940) was a German-speaking Austrian author of Jewish descent. He is the author of Ich, der Augenzeuge (The Eyewitness), a novel dealing with th...

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6/24/2015
12/19/2020
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6/24/2015

Dr. Ernst Weiss MP (1882 - 1940)

Dr Ernst Weiss (German: Weiß, August 28, 1882 – June 15, 1940) was a German-speaking Austrian author of Jewish descent. He is the author of Ich, der Augenzeuge (The Eyewitness), a novel dealing with th...

12/19/2020

Victoria Benedictsson MP (1850 - 1888)

"Ernst Ahlgren"

Victoria Benedictsson= Victoria Benedictsson was a Swedish author. She was born as Victoria Maria Bruzelius in Domme, a village in the province of Skåne. She wrote under the pen name Ernst Ahlgren . No...

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3/20/2008
11/17/2020
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3/20/2008

Victoria Benedictsson MP (1850 - 1888)

"Ernst Ahlgren"

Victoria Benedictsson= Victoria Benedictsson was a Swedish author. She was born as Victoria Maria Bruzelius in Domme, a village in the province of Skåne. She wrote under the pen name Ernst Ahlgren . No...

11/17/2020

Joel Chandler Harris MP (1848 - 1908)

Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 – July 3, 1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he se...

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2/10/2007
10/22/2020
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2/10/2007

Joel Chandler Harris MP (1848 - 1908)

Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 – July 3, 1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he se...

10/22/2020

John Champlin Gardner, Jr. MP (1933 - 1982)

John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933 – September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of ...

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8/24/2020
8/24/2020
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8/24/2020

John Champlin Gardner, Jr. MP (1933 - 1982)

John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933 – September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of ...

8/24/2020

Itzhak (Itzik) Manger MP (1901 - 1969)

"Itzik", "Isidor"

Itzik Manger (30 May 1901, Czernowitz, then Austrian-Hungarian Empire – 21 February 1969, Gedera, Israel) (Yiddish: איציק מאַנגער‎) was a prominent Yiddish poet and playwright, a self-proclaimed folk b...

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8/18/2008
6/28/2020
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8/18/2008

Itzhak (Itzik) Manger MP (1901 - 1969)

"Itzik", "Isidor"

Itzik Manger (30 May 1901, Czernowitz, then Austrian-Hungarian Empire – 21 February 1969, Gedera, Israel) (Yiddish: איציק מאַנגער‎) was a prominent Yiddish poet and playwright, a self-proclaimed folk b...

6/28/2020

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov MP (1860 - 1904)

"Tchékhov"

Anton Chekhov= Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов)was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His...

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5/18/2014
3/12/2020
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5/18/2014

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov MP (1860 - 1904)

"Tchékhov"

Anton Chekhov= Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов)was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His...

3/12/2020

Jean Paul MP (1763 - 1825)

Jean Paul (German: [%CA%92%C9%91%CC%83 paʊl]; born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825) was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.

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1/18/2020
1/19/2020
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Jean Paul MP (1763 - 1825)

Jean Paul (German: [%CA%92%C9%91%CC%83 paʊl]; born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, 21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825) was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.

1/19/2020

Kalle Päätalo MP (1919 - 2000)

"Kalle"

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4/20/2014
10/15/2019
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4/20/2014
10/15/2019

Richard Gary Brautigan MP (1935 - 1984)

Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – ca. September 16, 1984) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. His work often employs black comedy, parody, and satire. He is best known for ...

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8/30/2018
8/24/2019
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8/30/2018

Richard Gary Brautigan MP (1935 - 1984)

Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – ca. September 16, 1984) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. His work often employs black comedy, parody, and satire. He is best known for ...

8/24/2019

Fritz Sigfred Georg Melbye (24 August 1826 – 14 December 1869) was a Danish marine painter, the brother of Anton Melbye and Vilhelm Melbye who were also marine painters.

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9/21/2014
4/13/2019
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9/21/2014

Fritz Sigfred Georg Melbye (24 August 1826 – 14 December 1869) was a Danish marine painter, the brother of Anton Melbye and Vilhelm Melbye who were also marine painters.

4/13/2019

Fredrika Wilhelmina Carstens MP (1808 - 1888)

"Tante Ulla"

Fredrika Wilhelmina Carstens oli suomalainen kirjailija. Hän kirjoitti Koskenkylän kartanossa asuessaan ensimmäisen Suomessa ilmestyneen romaanin Murgrönan (1840, suom. Muratti, 2007). Carstens harjoit...

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2/5/2009
2/24/2019
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2/5/2009

Fredrika Wilhelmina Carstens MP (1808 - 1888)

"Tante Ulla"

Fredrika Wilhelmina Carstens oli suomalainen kirjailija. Hän kirjoitti Koskenkylän kartanossa asuessaan ensimmäisen Suomessa ilmestyneen romaanin Murgrönan (1840, suom. Muratti, 2007). Carstens harjoit...

2/24/2019