Edgar Poe

19 January 1809 – 7 October 1849

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.[1] He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.[2] Source and more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867

Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a nineteenth-century French poet, critic, and translator. A controversial figure in his lifetime, Baudelaire's name has become a byword for literary and artistic decadence. At the same time his works, in particular his book of poetry Les fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil), have been acknowledged as classics of French literature. ([Source][1].) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Baudelaire

1903-02-21 – 1976-10-25

Raymond Queneau est un romancier, poète, dramaturge français, cofondateur du groupe littéraire Oulipo, né le 21 février 1903 au Havre et mort le 25 octobre 1976 à Paris 13e. Il se distinguait par son esprit vif et son humour cynique. ---------- Raymond Queneau was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo (Ouvroir de littérature potentielle), notable for his wit and cynical humour. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Queneau)