Dr Ernst Weiss was a German-speaking Austrian physician and author of Jewish descent. He is the author of Ich, der Augenzeuge, a novel dealing with the Hitler period.
Ernst Wilhelm Oskar Windisch was a German classical philologist and comparative linguist who specialised in Sanskrit, Celtic and Indo-European studies.
Enrico "Erri" De Luca is an Italian novelist, translator and poet. He has been recognized by critic Giorgio De Rienzo of Corriere della Sera as "the writer of the decade". He is also known for his opposition to the Lyon-Turin high speed train line, and is being sued for having called for its sabotage. On 19 October 2015, De Luca was cleared of inciting criminal damage. He reacted to the not-guilty verdict declaring that "An injustice has been avoided."
Erskine Beveridge FRSE FSAScot was a Scottish textile manufacturer, historian and antiquary. He was the owner of Erskine Beveridge & Co. Ltd., which had been founded by his father in 1832 and was the largest linen manufacturer in Dunfermline, Fife. He travelled extensively in Scotland, taking numerous photographs and publishing several scholarly books on Scottish history and archaeology.