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Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
mathematician, social critic, essayist, logician, epistemologist, philosopher of language, political activist, metaphysician, analytic philosopher, autobiographer, philosopher of science, politician, peace activist, journalist, philosopher
- University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge
Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991)
translator, Esperantist, autobiographer, journalist, Nobel Prize winner
Ernst Jünger (1895-1998)
military personnel, entomologist, philosopher, diarist, journalist, poet
- Leipzig University
Georges Simenon (1903-1989)
journalist, photographer
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975)
film director, translator, actor, poet, journalist, playwright, film actor, film critic, director
- Liceo Luigi Galvani, University of Bologna
José de Alencar (1829-1877)
journalist, politician, lawyer, literary critic
- Law School, University of São Paulo
Hervé Guibert (1955-1991)
journalist, photographer, autobiographer, diarist, film director, art critic
Shintarō Ishihara (1932-2022)
politician, explorer, actor, journalist, playwright, film director, lyricist, critic, film actor
- Hitotsubashi University