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Alexander Belyayev
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Soviet writer (1884–1942)
Key facts
- Born
- Александр Романович Беляев , ( 1884-03-16 ) 16 March 1884, Smolensk , Russian Empire
- Died
- 6 January 1942 (1942-01-06) (aged 57), Pushkin , Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Lawyer novelist
- Genre
- Science fiction adventure novel
- Notable works
- The Air Seller , Professor Dowell's Head , Amphibian Man , Ariel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Smolensk
- Place of death
- Pushkin
- Occupation
- journalist
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Notable work
- Ariel
- Genre
- science fiction
- Image
- Alexander Belayev.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Alexander Belayev
- date of death
- 1942-01-06
- date of birth
- 1884-03-16
- Commons category
- Alexander Belayev
- Commons Creator page
- Alexander Belayev
- writing language
- Russian
- name in native language
- Александр Романович Беляев
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- pseudonym
- Арбел
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander Romanovich Belyaev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Рома́нович Беля́ев, [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr rɐˈmanəvʲɪtɕ bʲɪˈlʲæɪf]; 16 March [O.S. 4 March] 1884 – 6 January 1942) was a Soviet Russian writer of science fiction. His works from the 1920s and 1930s made him a highly regarded figure in Russian science fiction, often referred to as "Russia's Jules Verne". Belyaev's best known novels include Professor Dowell's Head, Amphibian Man, Ariel, and The Air Seller.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexander Belyayev” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.