Ayn Rand (Alexander the Liberator)

Ayn Rand (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; 2 February 2 [O.S. 20 January] 1905 – 6 March 1982) was a Russian novelist, philosopher, playwright and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism.