Mononymous person town of Stendal, birthplace of the German art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann, whom Stendhal admired. In the 20th century, a fourth French writer, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (author of "Gigi", 1945), used her actual surname as her mononym pen name, Colette. Some French actors and singers have used their given name or surname as a stage mononym. In the 17th and 18th centuries, most Italian castrato singers used mononyms as stage names (e.g. Caffarelli, Farinelli). The German writer, mining engineer and philosopher, Georg Friedrich Philipp Freiherr von Hardenberg (1772–1801), became famous as Novalis. The 19th-century Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–87), better
Gail Sidonie Sobat Beloved." "Children's Literature Association Quarterly" 20:4 (Winter, 1995-1996): 168-174.http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/chq/summary/v020/20.4.sobat.html "Aboriginal Perspectives" – English 10-1 and English 10-2, NorQuest Community College (2009). "Teacher's Guide and Student Handbook", Mountain Ash Poetry Series (Rowan Books 2000). Gail Sidonie Sobat Gail Sidonie Sobat (born January 3) is a Canadian writer, educator, singer and performer. She is the founder and coordinator of YouthWrite, a writing camp for children, a non-profit and charitable society. She is also the director of the Spoken Word Youth Choir Her poetry and fiction, for adults and young adults, are known for her controversial themes. For 2015, Sobat was one of