The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Melville \Melville\ prop. n.
   Herman Melville, American novelist, author of Moby Dick; b.
   1819, d. 1891.

   Syn: Herman Melville.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Melville
    n 1: United States writer of novels and short stories
         (1819-1891) [syn: Melville, Herman Melville]