Ivan Turgenev
Russian writer (1818–1883)
Ivan Turgenev was born on October 28, 1818 (Julian calendar) in Oryol and died on August 22, 1883 (Julian calendar) in Bougival, aged 64. Recorded occupations: writer, poet, playwright, novelist, translator and prose writer. Country of citizenship: Russian Empire. Associated movement: literary realism. Fields of work: Russian literature. Notable works include “A Sportsman's Sketches”, “Fathers and Sons”, “A Month in the Country”, “Mumu”, “Home of the Gentry” and “Poems in Prose”. Educated at University of Berlin, Faculty of Philosophy at Saint Petersburg State University, Imperial Moscow University and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Member of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
- Born
- October 28, 1818 (Julian calendar) · Oryol
- Died
- August 22, 1883 (Julian calendar) · Bougival
- Age at death
- 64
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Occupations
- writer, poet, playwright, novelist, translator, prose writer
- Movements
- literary realism
- Notable works
- A Sportsman's Sketches, Fathers and Sons, A Month in the Country, Mumu, Home of the Gentry, Poems in Prose
- Education
- University of Berlin, Faculty of Philosophy at Saint Petersburg State University, Imperial Moscow University, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Wikipedia editions
- 98 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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