Lewis Mumford was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer. He made signal contributions to social philosophy, American literary and cultural history, and the history of technology.
James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence was a Scottish journalist, poet, author, folklorist and occult scholar. Spence was a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, and vice-president of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society. He founded the Scottish National Movement.
Lewis "Lew" Wallace oli yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija ja kenraalimajuri. Hänen tunnetuin romaaninsa on Ben-Hur – kertomus Kristuksen ajoilta (1880), josta on tehty useita elokuvia.
Li Bai, also pronounced as Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai, was a Chinese poet, acclaimed from his own time to the present as a brilliant and romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights. He and his friend Du Fu (712–770) were two of the most prominent figures in the flourishing of Chinese poetry under the Tang dynasty, which is often called the "Golden Age of Chinese Poetry". The expression "Three Wonders" denotes Li Bai's poetry, Pei Min's swordplay, and Zhang Xu's calligraphy.
Lily Braun, geboren als Amelia Jenny Emilie Klothilde Johanna von Kretschmann, in erster Ehe Lily von Gizycki, war eine deutsche Schriftstellerin, Sozialdemokratin, Frauenrechtlerin und Journalistin. Besonders setzte sie sich für die Vereinbarkeit von Mutterschaft und Berufstätigkeit ein. Mit Memoiren einer Sozialistin veröffentlichte sie ihre Autobiografie; sie beschrieb darin vor allem ihr Engagement für Frauenemanzipation.
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto foi um jornalista e escritor brasileiro. Publicou romances, sátiras, contos, crônicas e uma vasta obra em periódicos, principalmente em revistas populares ilustradas e periódicos anarquistas do início do século XX.
Lincoln Austin Steffens was an American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century. He launched a series of articles in McClure's, called "Tweed Days in St. Louis", that would later be published together in a book titled The Shame of the Cities. He is remembered for investigating corruption in municipal government in American cities and for his leftist values.
