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Editor Biographies
Every archived life recorded as editor, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Chérif Sy
b. May 17, 1960
Burkinabé politician
Early Modern era
Benjamin Banneker
November 9, 1731 – October 9, 1806
Free African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer (1731–1806)
Modern era
Clara Schumann
September 13, 1819 – May 20, 1896
German musician and composer (1819–1896)
Modern era
Frederick Douglass
1817 – February 20, 1895
African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895)
Modern era
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
January 25, 1824 – June 29, 1873
Bengali poet and dramatist (1824–1873)
Modern era
Abdul Qadir (cricketer)
March 15, 1872 – February 9, 1950
Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam Leader
Modern era
Subramania Siva
October 4, 1884 – July 23, 1925
Indian independence activist, writer, and editor (1884–1925)
Modern era
Gijubhai Badheka
November 15, 1885 – June 23, 1939
Indian Gujarati-language children's writer and educator (1885-1939)
Modern era
Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi
May 15, 1864 – December 21, 1938
Indian writer (1864-1938)
Contemporary era
Boris Johnson
b. June 19, 1964
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
Modern era
Lucy Stone
August 13, 1818 – October 19, 1893
American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893)
Modern era
Stan Lee
December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)