March 16

Sully Prudhomme

Sully Prudhomme (Rene Francois Armand Prudhomme, born March 16, 1839) French poet, essayist, winner of the first Nobel Prize for Literature (1901)

Watch a description of Prudhomme's poem, The Broken Vase
 here


Sid Fleischman

Sid Fleischman (Albert Sidney Fleischman, born March 16, 1920) U.S. author of children's books, screenplays, novels for adults, and nonfiction books about stage magic.

Read about Sid Fleischman here

Watch Sid Fleischman talk about his writing
 here


Richard Stallman

Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16, 1953) U.S. computer software designer, activist, essayist – The GNU Manifesto (1985)

Visit Stallman's web page here

Watch an interview with Stallman
 here


James Madison

James Madison (born March 16, 1751) U.S. President, contributing author to the U.S. Constitution – The Federalist Papers (with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay)

Search the Archive.org collection of James Madison papers here

Watch a short biography of
 James Madison