Which Russian author burned the second volume of his novel "Dead Souls" shortly before his death in 1852?

Which former Harvard Lampoon business manager owned 25 daily newspapers and a California castle by 1937? Which New Zealander reached the summit of Mount Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953? Which man became a five-star General of the Army in 1944 and U.S. Secretary of State in 1947? Who joined Genesis as its drummer in 1970 and became its lead singer after Peter Gabriel left in 1975? Which author called his third short-story collection "The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million"? Which writer conceived the general plan of "Faust" around 1770 but did not publish the complete Part One until 1808? Which inventor got the idea for his revolver by watching a ship's capstan on a voyage to India in 1830? Which poet engraved his own poems, such as "The Tyger," illustrated them and hand-colored the prints?