Frank G. Carpenter 1855 - 1924 Frank George Carpenter was a journalist, traveler, travel writer, photographer, and lecturer. Carpenter was a writer of geography textbooks and lectur... Frank G. Carpenter
Auguste Groner 1850 - 1929 Auguste Groner was an Austrian writer internationally notable for detective fiction. She also published under the pseudonyms Olaf Björnson, A. of... Auguste Groner
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they... United States Senate
François Norbert Blanchet 1795 - 1883 François Norbert Blanchet was a French Canadian-born missionary priest and prelate of the Catholic Church who was instrumental in establishing... François Norbert Blanchet
Emily Henrietta Hickey 1845 - 1924 Emily Henrietta Hickey was an Irish author, narrative poet and translator. She was born in Macmine Castle, near Enniscorthy in County Wexford, daughte... Emily Henrietta Hickey
Bithia Mary Croker 1848 - 1920 Bithia Mary was an Irish novelist, most of whose work concerns life and society in British India. Her 1917 novel The Road to Mandalay, set in Burma, w... Bithia Mary Croker
Bertha von Suttner 1843 - 1914 Bertha Sophie Felicitas Freifrau von Suttner was an Austrian-Bohemian pacifist and novelist. In 1905, she became the second female Nobel laureate (aft... Bertha von Suttner
Robert Dale Owen 1801 - 1877 Robert Dale Owen was a Scottish-born Welsh social reformer who immigrated to the United States in 1825, became a U.S. citizen, and was active in India... Robert Dale Owen
Robert Jones Burdette 1844 - 1914 Robert Jones Burdette was an American humorist and clergyman who became noted through his paragraphs in The Hawk Eye newspaper in Burlington, Iowa. Ma... Robert Jones Burdette
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre 1832 - 1916 José Echegaray y Eizaguirre was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quart... José Echegaray y Eizaguirre
Maria Thompson Daviess 1872 - 1924 Maria Thompson Daviess was an American artist and feminist author. She is best known for her popular novels written in the early 20th century, with a... Maria Thompson Daviess
Matthew Henry 1662 - 1714 Matthew Henry was a Nonconformist minister and author, who was born in Wales but spent much of his life in England. He is best known for the six-volum... Matthew Henry
Arthur Wing Pinero 1855 - 1934 Sir Arthur Wing Pinero was an English playwright and, early in his career, actor. Pinero was drawn to the theatre from an early age, and became a prof... Arthur Wing Pinero
Frank Charles Bostock 1866 - 1912 Francis Charles Bostock was an English entrepreneur and animal trainer, who represented the touring section of the Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie. He... Frank Charles Bostock
Carrie Chapman Catt 1859 - 1947 Carrie Chapman Catt was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave... Carrie Chapman Catt
Edwin Arlington Robinson 1869 - 1935 Edwin Arlington Robinson was an American poet and playwright. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three occasions and was nominated for the... Edwin Arlington Robinson
Cornelius à Lapide 1567 - 1637 Cornelius Cornelii à Lapide was a Flemish Catholic priest. He was a Jesuit and exegete of scripture. He was born at Bocholt, in Belgian Limburg... Cornelius à Lapide
