Bierce, Ambrose 1842 1914 en 4 41708 Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – 1914?) was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer and satirist. Today, he is best known for his short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and his satirical dictionary, The Devil's Dictionary. The sardonic view of human nature that informed his work – along with his vehemence as a critic – earned him the nickname, "Bitter Bierce." Despite his reputation as a searing critic, however, Bierce was known to encourage younger writers, including the poet, George Sterling and the fiction writer, W. C. Morrow. In 1913, Bierce traveled to Mexico to gain a firsthand perspective on that country's ongoing revolution. While traveling with rebel troops, the elderly writer disappeared without a trace. May, Karl 1842 1912 de 8 22619 Karl Friedrich May, eigentlich Carl Friedrich May, (* 25. Februar 1842 in Ernstthal; † 30. März 1912 in Radebeul) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller. Karl May war einer der produktivsten Abenteuerschriftsteller und zählte jahrzehntelang zu den meistgelesenen Schriftstellern Deutschlands. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch seine so genannten Reiseerzählungen, die vorwiegend im Orient und in den Vereinigten Staaten und Mexiko angesiedelt sind. Viele seiner Werke wurden verfilmt, für die Bühne adaptiert, zu Hörspielen verarbeitet oder als Comics umgesetzt Mallarmé, Stéphane 1842 1898 fr 1 2598 James, William 1842 1910 en 1 1361 William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism. He was the brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James.