Ivan Turgenev
Novelist, Author
1818 – 1883
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Who was Ivan Turgenev?
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His first major publication, a short story collection entitled A Sportsman's Sketches, was a milestone of Russian Realism, and his novel Fathers and Sons is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction.
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- Born
- Nov 9, 1818
Oryol - Also known as
- Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
- Ivan S Turgenev
- Ivan Turgenieff
- Ivan Tourguéneff
- Ivan Tourgeniev
- Iwan Turgenjew
- I. Turgieniev
- Ivan Sergeevič Turgenev
- Iwan S. Turgenjew
- Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Religion
- Agnosticism
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Profession
- Education
- Moscow State University
- Humboldt University of Berlin
(1838 - 1841) - Saint Petersburg State University
(1834 - 1837)
- Died
- Sep 3, 1883
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on July 23, 2013
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