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Walter Ong

(1912 - 2003)

Flann O'Brien in an overcoat standing next to a Dublin Diversion sign

Flann O’Brien

(1911 - 1966)

William Paley

(1743 - 1805)

Black and white image of Greek biographer and writer Plutarch.

Plutarch

(46 - c. 120)

Black and white photograph of French aviator and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

(1900 - 1944)

Ousmane Sembène

(1923 - 2007)

German sociologist and philosopher Georg Simmel.

Georg Simmel

(1858 - 1918)

Greek dramatist Sophocles.

Sophocles

(c. 496 BC - 406 BC)

Daniel Susskind

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift

(1667 - 1745)

Frederick W. Taylor in suit and tie

Frederick W. Taylor

(1856 - 1915)

Black and white photograph of a young Mark Twain with dark hair.

Mark Twain

(1835 - 1910)

Photograph of Thorstein Veblen

Thorstein Veblen

(1857 - 1929)

Portrait bust of Roman poet Virgil.

Virgil

(70 BC - 19 BC)

Vitruvius

(c. 80 BC - 15 BC)

Xiaowei Wang

Wang Zhen

(c. 1271 - c. 1333)

Rebecca West

(1892 - 1983)

Curtis White

Photograph of British writer and journalist Simon Winchester.

Simon Winchester

Title page of A Dissertation on Locks and Lockpicking, 1856

Linus Yale Jr.

(1821 - 1868)