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Antiochus Kantemir

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Antiochus Kantemir

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Antiochus Kantemir was a male poet, diplomat, philosopher, and writer from the Cantemirești family. He held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the Principality of Moldavia. His notable position was that of ambassador. He wrote in Russian and spoke Russian, Romanian, Greek, and Turkish.

He was educated at the Slavic Greek Latin Academy and Saint Petersburg State University. His father was Dimitrie Cantemir, and his siblings were Ekaterina Dmitrievna Golitsyna and Maria Dimitrievna Cantemirova. He died of pulmonary tuberculosis in Paris on April 11, 1744, from natural causes. His name in his native language is Антіохъ Кантемиръ.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Iași
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
literary critic
Position held
ambassador
Languages spoken
French
Movement
education
Image
Poet Prince Antiokh Kantemir.jpg
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Commons category
Antiochus Cantemir
date of birth
1700-00-00
date of death
1744-00-00
Commons Creator page
Antiochus Cantemir
writing language
Russian
different from
Antioh Cantemir
name in native language
Антіохъ Кантемиръ
manner of death
natural causes
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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Antiochus Kantemir, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana