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Also known as Ivan Petrovych Kotliarevskyi, Ivan Kotlyarevskyy, Ivan Kotlyarevsky, Ivan Kotliarevsky

Ukrainian writer

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Ivan Petrovych Kotliarevskyi (Іван Петрович Котляревський) was a male poet, writer, playwright, and translator who lived from 1769 to 1838. A citizen of the Russian Empire, he was born and died in Poltava, where he is also buried. He wrote in Ukrainian and spoke Russian and Ukrainian. His field of work included poetry and drama, with notable works such as *Eneida*, *Zami͡etki ob Uralʹskom gornom khozi͡aĭstvi͡e*, and *Tvory*.

He is described in sources including the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Russian Biographical Dictionary*, and *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*. His writing genre included narrative poetry, and he produced 35 works. Among his students was Mikhail Ostrogradsky.

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Born
1769
Died
1838
Works
35

Top works

  • Zami͡etki ob Uralʹskom gornom khozi͡aĭstvi͡e
  • Tvory
  • Ėneida
  • Virgilieva Ėneida, na malorossiĭskiĭ i︠a︡zyk perelozhennai︠a︡ I. Kotli︠a︡revskim
  • Eneida

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Key facts

Born
( 1769-08-29 ) 29 August 1769 O.S. , (9 September 1769 N.S. ), Poltava , Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died
29 October 1838 (1838-10-29) (aged 69) O.S. , (10 November 1838 N.S. ), Poltava, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Poltava
Place of death
Poltava
Occupation
translator
Languages spoken
Ukrainian
Notable work
Eneida
Field of work
drama
Image
Котляревський І.jpg
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Ivan Kotliarevsky
date of birth
1769-08-29
date of death
1838-10-29
name in native language
Іван Петрович Котляревський
place of burial
Poltava
short name
Іван Котляревський
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WikiProject Ukraine
writing language
Ukrainian
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Ivan Kotliarevsky
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Encyclopedic overview

Ivan Petrovych Kotliarevsky (Ukrainian: Іван Петрович Котляревський, Ukrainian pronunciation: [iˈʋan petˈrɔwɪt͡ʃ kotlʲɐˈrɛu̯sʲkɪi̯]; 9 September [O.S. 29 August] 1769 – 10 November [O.S. 29 October] 1838) was a Ukrainian writer, poet, playwright, and social activist, regarded as the pioneer of modern Ukrainian literature. His main work is the poem Eneida, a travesty of Virgil's Aeneid.

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