Boris Pasternak and Jean-Paul Sartre were both what?
Boris Pasternak Boris Leonidovich Pasternak ( ; Russian: Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к ; ] ) (10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1890 30 May 1960) was a Soviet Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator. In his native Russian, Pasternak's first book of poems, "My Sister, Life" (1917), is one of the most influential collections ever published in the Russian language. Pasternak's translations of stage plays by Goethe, Schiller, Calderón de la Barca and Shakespeare remain very popular with Russian audiences.
Kurt Johnson (entomologist) Kurt Johnson (born 1946) is an American entomologist who is also a recognized figure in comparative religion and consciousness studies. His scientific career began while he was a Christian monk, during which time he completed his doctoral studies in evolution and ecology. He is known in science for his writing on taxonomy, evolution and ecology (especially about butterflies) and in particular for his published research and popular writing on the scientific career of famous Russian–American novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov. His book "Nabokov's Blues" (co-authored with journalist S. Coates) was named a "top 10 book in science" in 2000 at the "Washington Post", "Library Journal", "Booklist" and "HMS Beagle".