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This week's featured author pages

Lorenzo Valla (1407 - 1457) -- Italian humanist who was critical of medieval scholasticism

Dylan M. Thomas (1914 - 1953) -- controversial Welsh poet, playwright and short-story writer whose work elicited strong emotional responses.

Chinua Achebe (1930 - 0) -- highly regarded African writer in English

Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (1889 - 1951) -- influential twentieth century analytical philosopher

Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) -- famous French novelist of the 19th century