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Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919)
politician, philosopher, revolutionary, economist, journalist, editor, political theorist, botanical collector, economist, opinion journalist, editing staff, docent
- University of Zurich
Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916)
journalist
- University of Warsaw
Ernest Mandel (1923-1995)
economist, journalist, resistance fighter, philosopher, politician, teacher
Darrell Schweitzer (born 1952)
literary critic, poet, journalist
- Villanova University
André Malraux (1901-1976)
politician, film director, film editor, art historian, journalist, art critic, playwright, archaeologist, resistance fighter
- Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, Lycée Turgot
James Agee (1909-1955)
poet, journalist, autobiographer, critic, film critic, film director
- Harvard University, Phillips Exeter Academy
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