Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1886 – 1969 · Germany
German architect praised for blending classical aesthetics with modernity. His works include the Seagram Building in New York and the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
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Susan Sontag
1933 – 2004 · United States
American writer, critic, and activist. Known for On Photography and Regarding the Pain of Others.
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Charles Kingsley
1819 – 1875 · United Kingdom
English clergyman and novelist active in the Christian Socialist movement. He wrote novels about the condition of workers as well as the children's classic The Water-Babies.
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Matt Damon
1970 – · United States
American actor and screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting and gained worldwide fame with the Bourne series.
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Graham Greene
1904 – 1991 · United Kingdom
English writer known for novels exploring moral conflict. His works include The Third Man.
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Plautus
254 BC – 184 BC · Italy
Roman comic playwright who adapted Greek New Comedy for the Latin stage. His lively colloquial language and humour provided a model for later European comedy.
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Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams is an American musician, producer, and fashion designer who has been active since the late 1990s. He gained global recognition with songs like 'Happy' and 'Get Lucky', and is known for his collaborations with numerous artists.
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Alexis Carrel
1873 – 1944 · France
French biologist and philosopher. He received the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on vascular suture and organ transplantation, and his philosophical book "Man, the Unknown" was widely praised.
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Abraham a Sancta Clara
1644 – 1709 · Austria
Austrian Augustinian friar and preacher. Known for his satirical and humorous sermons, he had a significant influence on Baroque-era German literature.
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James Sandford
United Kingdom
Sixteenth-century English translator and writer. His Houres of Recreation, adapted from Guicciardini, introduced Italian anecdotes and maxims to English readers.
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Sir John Davies
1569 – 1626 · United Kingdom
An English poet and lawyer who studied at Winchester College and Queen's College, Oxford. Best known for his philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum on the immortality of the soul, he was a prominent literary figure of the Elizabethan era.
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Paul Theroux
1941 – · United States
American novelist and travel writer. A master of travel literature, known for The Great Railway Bazaar.
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