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Writer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as writer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Ancient era
Origen
185 CE – 254 CE
Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)
Ancient era
Clement of Alexandria
150 CE – 215 CE
Christian theologian (c.150 – c.215)
Ancient era
Athanasius of Alexandria
296 CE – May 2, 373 CE
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
Ancient era
Anthony the Great
251 CE – 357 CE
Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356)
Ancient era
Pachomius
292 CE – May 9, 348 CE
Egyptian saint
Ancient era
Simeon Stylites
389 CE – September 2, 459 CE
Christian ascetic saint
Ancient era
Ephrem the Syrian
306 CE – June 9, 373 CE
Syriac saint, theologian and writer (c. 306 – 373)
Ancient era
John Chrysostom
349 CE – September 14, 407 CE
Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
Ancient era
Tertullian
150 CE – 220 CE
Roman Christian theologian and writer (c. 155 – c. 220)
Ancient era
Lucian of Samosata
120 CE – c. 200 CE
2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician
Ancient era
Apollodorus of Damascus
50 CE – 125 CE
2nd century Syrian Roman architect and engineer
Ancient era
Porphyry
233 CE – 301 CE
3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
Ancient era
Iamblichus
240 CE – 320 CE
Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher (c. 245 – c. 325)
Ancient era
Libanius
314 CE – 393 CE
Greek rhetorician (4th century AD)
Ancient era
Ammianus Marcellinus
330 CE – 395 CE
4th-century Roman historian and soldier
Ancient era
Ulpian
170 CE – 228 CE
Early 3rd century Roman jurist
Ancient era
Nestorius
381 CE – 451 CE
Christian theologian (c. 386–c. 451)
Maulvi Abdul Haq
Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer
Modern era
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
December 25, 1880 – May 10, 1936
Former president of the Indian National Congress (1880–1936)
Modern era
Mumtaz Shahnawaz
1912 – 1948
Pakistani diplomat
Modern era
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah
December 25, 1921 – September 10, 2000
Pakistani writer
Modern era
Samuel Martin Burke
July 3, 1906 – October 9, 2010
Pakistani diplomat, author and professor
Modern era
Chittaranjan Das
November 5, 1870 – June 16, 1925
Bengali lawyer, politician, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870-1925)
Modern era
Acharya Narendra Deva
October 30, 1889 – February 19, 1956
Indian politician
Modern era
Sarat Chandra Bose
September 6, 1889 – February 20, 1950
Indian Bengali independence activist and lawyer (1889-1950)
Modern era
Bina Das
August 24, 1911 – December 26, 1986
Indian revolutionary and nationalist
Modern era
Taraknath Das
June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1958
Indian revolutionary (1884–1958)
Gurdit Singh
Punjabi Qissa writer
Sidhu Murmu
Indian political activist and writer
Modern era
Ananta Singh
December 1, 1903 – January 25, 1979
Bengali revolutionary
Modern era
Yashpal
December 3, 1903 – December 26, 1976
Hindi writer (1903–1976)
Modern era
Subramania Siva
October 4, 1884 – July 23, 1925
Indian independence activist, writer, and editor (1884–1925)
Modern era
Ishar Singh
1892 – 1966
Punjabi poet
Modern era
Dhondo Keshav Karve
April 18, 1858 – November 9, 1962
Indian social reformer (1858–1962)
Modern era
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
July 14, 1856 – June 17, 1895
Social reformer, educationist, thinker from Maharashtra, India during the British rule (1856-1895)
Modern era
Mahadev Govind Ranade
January 18, 1842 – January 16, 1901
Indian scholar, social reformer and author (1842-1901)
Modern era
Behramji Malabari
May 18, 1853 – July 12, 1912
Indian poet and social reformer (1853–1912)
Modern era
Kandukuri Veeresalingam
April 16, 1848 – May 27, 1919
Social reformer and father of modern Telugu literature
Modern era
Gurajada Apparao
September 21, 1862 – November 30, 1915
Telugu writer and Poet (1862-1915)
Modern era
Chattampi Swamikal
August 25, 1853 – May 5, 1924
Indian spiritual leader and social reformer
Modern era
Tarabai Shinde
1850 – 1910
Feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India
Modern era
Ramabai Ranade
January 25, 1862 – 1924
Indian active social worker and one of the first women's rights activists in the 19th century
Modern era
Sister Nivedita
October 28, 1867 – October 13, 1911
Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda
Modern era
Vinoba Bhave
September 11, 1895 – November 15, 1982
Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights (1895-1982)
Modern era
Cornelia Sorabji
November 15, 1866 – July 6, 1954
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from Bombay University, first woman to study law at Oxford University; first Indian national to study at a British university (1866-1954)
Modern era
Durgabai Deshmukh
July 15, 1909 – May 9, 1981
Indian freedom fighter, politician, and social worker
Modern era
Gijubhai Badheka
November 15, 1885 – June 23, 1939
Indian Gujarati-language children's writer and educator (1885-1939)
Modern era
Bhagat Puran Singh
June 4, 1904 – August 5, 1992
Environmentalist (1904-1992)
Modern era
Kahn Singh Nabha
August 30, 1861 – November 24, 1938
Indian writer (1861-1938)
Modern era
Gopabandhu Das
October 9, 1877 – June 17, 1928
Indian writer (1877-1928)
Modern era
Asima Chatterjee
September 23, 1917 – November 22, 2006
Indian chemist (1917–2006)
Modern era
Deputy Nazir Ahmad
1831 – 1912
Indian writer
Modern era
Abdul Halim Sharar
September 4, 1860 – December 1, 1926
Indian author, playwright, essayist and historian
Modern era
Mirza Hadi Ruswa
1857 – October 21, 1931
Indian Urdu poet and writer of fiction, plays, and treatises
Modern era
Saghar Siddiqui
1928 – July 19, 1974
Poet
Contemporary era
Sara Shagufta
October 31, 1954 – June 4, 1984
Urdu poet from Pakistan
Modern era
Mumtaz Shirin
1924 – 1973
Pakistani writer (1924-1973)
Modern era
Hajra Masroor
January 17, 1930 – September 15, 2012
Pakistani writer
Modern era
Khadija Mastoor
December 11, 1927 – July 25, 1982
Pakistani writer (1927-1982)
Modern era
Altaf Fatima
June 10, 1927 – November 29, 2018
Pakistani writer