Denis Davydov

Military Person

1784 – 1839

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Who was Denis Davydov?

Denis Vasilyevich Davydov was a Russian soldier-poet of the Napoleonic Wars who invented a specific genrehussar poetry noted for its hedonism and bravado – and spectacularly designed his own life to illustrate such poetry.

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Born
Jul 27, 1784
Moscow
Nationality
  • Russia
Employment
  • Imperial Russian Army
    (1801 - )
Died
Apr 22, 1839
Resting place
Novodevichy Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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