marquis de sade (1740 - 1814) french aristocrat, revolutionary and writer famous for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle; best known for his erotic novels
pheneas gage (1823 - 1860) "the american crowbar case" one of the most famous and earliest documented cases of severe brain injury
arthur rimbaud (1854 - 1891) "infant shakespeare" boy-poet of french symbolism; wrote all his works in 5 years before age 21; affair with poet paul verlaine
henry darger (1892 - 1973) the story of the vivian girls, in what is known as the realm of the unreal, of the glandeco-angelinnian war storm, caused by the child slave rebellion
charles bukowski(1920 - 1994) american novelist, short story writer, and poet; "laureate of American lowlife"
jack kerouac (1922 - 1969) (french) american poet and novelist; pioneer of the beat generation; on the road , literary iconoclast