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John Ruskin (1819-1900)
art critic, art historian, philosopher, painter, sociologist, poet, literary critic, architect, journalist, aesthetician, daguerreotypist
- University of Oxford, King's College London
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
Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936)
dramaturge, politician, journalist, essayist, literary critic, playwright, philosopher, opinion journalist, film director
- National University of San Marcos, Complutense University of Madrid
Walter Scott (1771-1832)
poet, playwright, linguist, translator, musicologist, biographer, judge, poet lawyer, lawyer, historian, literary critic
- University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh School of Law
Peter Härtling (1933-2017)
poet, journalist, radio personality, playwright, literary editor, literary critic, essayist
Christa Wolf (1929-2011)
politician, unofficial collaborator, essayist, journalist, literary critic, critic
- University of Jena, Leipzig University
Edmund Blunden (1896-1974)
poet, literary critic, editor
- Christ's Hospital, University of Oxford
Henri-Raymond Casgrain (1831-1904)
historian, critic, religious figure, priest-critic, storyteller, poet, essayist