Alexander Izmaylov | |
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Born | Александр Ефимович Измайлов April 25, 1779 |
Died | January 28, 1831 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | (aged 51)
Occupation | fabulist • poet • novelist • publisher |
Alexander Efimovich Izmaylov (Алекса′ндр Ефи′мович Изма′йлов; 25 April 1779, in Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire – 28 January 1831, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian fabulist, poet, novelist, publisher (Tsvetnik, Blagonamerenny magazines), pedagogue and one-time state official (a Tver and Arkhangelsk Governorates' vice-governor). Lauded for his satirical fables (by, among others, Vissarion Belinsky), Alexander Izmaylov is considered to be the last major literary figure of the Russian Enlightenment.[1][2]