Ewart Mackintosh was a Scottish poet and soldier whose bravery at the Battle of Cambrai in 1917 won him the Military Cross. He was one of the so-called “War Poets” and his work has been compared favourably with that of Rupert Brooke and others. He was born Ewart Alan Mackintosh on the 4th March 1893 on the south coast of England, in ...
Frigyes Karinthy was a Hungarian writer whose main claim to fame was that, in 1929, he devised the “six degrees of separation” theory whereby anyone or anything can be linked by no more than six distinct but interlocking steps. He was a popular poet and playwright, and also a journalist and translator of many English-written books into Hungarian. He was born on the 25th June ...
Francis Sherman was a Canadian poet and banker who had the distinction of being “the youngest man in Canada” to hold the post of bank manager, at the age of 27. His literary output was quite considerable, with a number of titles against his name, especially towards the end of the 19th century. He was born Francis Joseph Sherman on the 3rd February 1871 ...
Franklin P. Adams, more often just known by his initials F.P.A. in American journalistic circles, was a writer of poetry as well as being a popular newspaper columnist. He often appeared on the radio as a panellist on a quiz show which was aired by NBC between 1938 and 1951. His ready wit and great intelligence were put to good use when ...
Francis William Lauderdale Adams was a 19th century Australian writer although he was actually born on the island of Malta. He lived only a short life but his literary output of poetry, novels and plays was considerable. He also spent time as a journalist, school teacher and was briefly an attaché in Paris. He was born on the 27th September 1862, the son of an army ...
