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Henry James (1843-1916)
playwright, poet lawyer, literary critic, editing staff
- Harvard University
Stanisław Lem (1921-2006)
philosopher, essayist, satirist, futurist, poet, physician, researcher, playwright
- Lviv University, Jagiellonian University
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
Charlaine Harris (born 1951)
poet, film producer, actor, camera operator, karateka
- Rhodes College
Lord Byron (1788-1824)
poet, lyricist, politician, playwright, autobiographer, translator, military personnel, diarist, librettist, aristocrat, philhellene
- Harrow School, University of Cambridge
Catherynne M. Valente (born 1979)
poet, literary critic
- University of California, San Diego
Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883)
poet, playwright, translator, dramaturge, opinion journalist
- University of Berlin, Faculty of Philosophy at Saint Petersburg State University
Paul Auster (1947-2024)
film director, linguist, translator, poet, essayist, autobiographer, playwright, musician, librettist, critic, editor
- Columbia University