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John Griffith Chaney, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors t…
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Erich Scheurmann (* 24. November 1878 in Hamburg; † 4. Mai 1957 in Armsfeld) war ein deutscher Maler und Schriftsteller. Bekannt geworden ist er als Verfasser des Bestsellers Der Papalagi (1920).
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Erenköy Kız Lisesi'nin ardından İstanbul Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi'nden mezun oldu. Üniversite yıllarında çeşitli edebiyat ve kültür dergilerine yazılar yazmaya başladı. Edebiyat üzerine…
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (23 June 1901 - 24 January 1962) was one of the most important modern novelists and essayists of Turkish literature. He was also a member of the Turkish parliament (the Grand Nati…
Sir Thomas More (1477-1535), venerated by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He was a councillor to Henry VII…
Türkçülüğün öncülerinden olan Nihal Atsız, Turancı çevreler tarafından aynı zamanda güçlü bir Türkolog olarak kabul edilir. Bu çevrelere göre Türk dilini, tarihini ve edebiyatını gayet iyi bilen Atsız…
20 Eylül 1930 İstanbul doğumludur. İstanbul'da lise tahsilinin yanında İstanbul Konservatuarı'na devam etti. 1950 eylülünden 1957 temmuzuna kadar Paris şehrinde kaldı. Paris'in büyük kütübhanelerinde …
