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Mickey Spillane  — Research Starter

Mickey Spillane, born Frank Morrison Spillane, was a prominent American author known for his influential detective fiction, particularly the Mike Hammer series. His career began with the publication…

Michel Foucault  — Research Starter

Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a prominent French intellectual whose work has significantly influenced the fields of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and the history of science. Born in Poitiers,…

Michael Shaara  — Research Starter

Michael Shaara was an American author best known for his historical fiction, particularly his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Killer Angels," which explores the psychological complexities of the…

Michael Scott  — Research Starter

Michael Scott was a Scottish writer and merchant born in Cowlairs, Scotland, on October 30, 1789. Educated at the University of Glasgow, he moved to Jamaica in 1806 to work as an estate manager,…

Michael Polanyi  — Research Starter

Michael Polanyi was a notable natural scientist and philosopher, best known for his critiques of the limitations of empirically verifiable scientific knowledge. Born into a Jewish family in Hungary in…

Michael Oakeshott  — Research Starter

Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) was a prominent English philosopher and historian known for his analytical contributions to the study of history and politics. Educated at Gonville and Caius College,…

Michael Crichton  — Research Starter

John Michael Crichton was an influential American author, screenwriter, and filmmaker known for his groundbreaking works in the science fiction genre. Born on October 23, 1942, in Roslyn, New York, he…

Mervyn Peake  — Research Starter

Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was a notable English painter, poet, and novelist, best known for his influential work, *The Gormenghast Trilogy*. Born in Kuling, China, to missionary parents, Peake's early…

Meridel Le Sueur  — Research Starter

Meridel Le Sueur was a notable writer and activist, whose work emerged prominently during the radical 1930s and saw a resurgence of interest in the 1960s and 1970s. Born in the Midwest to progressive…