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Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
composer, librettist, conductor, essayist, theatrical director, autobiographer, poet, pianist, music critic, diarist
- Leipzig University, Kreuzschule
Paul Valéry (1871-1945)
philosopher, poet, journalist, essayist, literary critic
- Lycée Condorcet
Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
librettist, poet, audiobook narrator, editing staff
- Howard University, Cornell University
Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837)
poet, playwright, literary critic, translator, historian, librettist, book collector, opinion journalist, dramaturge, essayist, bretteur
- Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum
Ilya Ehrenburg (1891-1967)
journalist, poet, translator, politician, opinion journalist
- First Moscow gymnasium
François Fénelon (1651-1715)
philosopher, theologian, poet, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
- University of Paris
Gordon Parks (1912-2006)
film director, photographer, actor, photojournalist, journalist, film actor, fashion photographer, artist, film producer, composer, poet, director
- Ricker College, Storm King School
Naomi Mitchison (1897-1999)
nurse, poet, linguist
- Dragon School