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Elie Wiesel (1928-2016)
political activist, Judaic scholar, autobiographer, translator, journalist, humanist, philosopher, playwright
- Faculty of Arts of Paris
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
political philosopher, journalist, autobiographer, essayist, political activist, diarist, philosopher, literary critic, feminist
- University of Paris, LycƩe FƩnelon, Paris
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
Helen Keller (1880-1968)
orator, essayist, political activist, trade unionist, peace activist, suffragette, linguist, autobiographer
- Radcliffe College, Harvard University
Jean Genet (1910-1986)
playwright, poet, film director, film editor, military personnel, essayist, political activist
Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)
playwright, poet, essayist, translator, critic, stage actor, film actor, film director, theatrical director, model, political activist, civil servant
- Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
Philippe Soupault (1897-1990)
journalist, poet, playwright, librettist, political activist, essayist, critic, radio personality, publisher, artist, drawer, actor, broadcast journalist
Maajid Nawaz (born 1977)
politician, essayist, human rights activist, political activist
- London School of Economics and Political Science, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London