Grand poète autrichien, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) connut de nombreuses femmes (Lou, Clara, puis la princesse Turn und Taxis, Merline?) avec qui il correspond tout au long de sa vie à travers une correspondance volumineuse, et souvent magnifique. Lou Andreas-Salomé en est la principale destinatrice jusqu'à sa mort.
Né en 1749 à Francfort, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe deviendra le principal ministre du grand duc Charles-Auguste à Weimar où il demeurera un demi-siècle, au milieu de la gloire universelle que lui valent autant son activité philosophique et littéraire que ses recherches scientifiques. Il a été le plus grand Européen du XVIIIe siècle. Il meurt à Weimar en 1832.
Paul Keller is a longtime Alaska resident, an avid outdoorsman, and a writer on various subjects. As a University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management and Business Administration, he has undertaken a tenured position with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (TSAIA). During his youth, he traveled throughout the United States to many locations, including Washington, D.C., and New York City; these traveling experiences gave him a unique understanding of the nation and its diversity. He currently resides in Anchorage, and he is planning future works relating his childhood experiences in his home state of Alaska.