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Also known as Serge de Diaghilev, Sergey Dyagilev, Serge. Diaghilev, Serge P. Diaghilev, Serge Diaghilev, Sergey Pavlovich Dyagilev, Sergei P. Diaghilev, Serguei Pavlovich Diaghilev

Russian art critic and impresario (1872–1929)

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Sergei Diaghilev was a Russian art critic, impresario, journalist, and editing staff member born in Selischi in 1872. He worked in the fields of art criticism and ballet, with a career beginning in 1896. Diaghilev was educated at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and studied under Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He was a member of the Ballets Russes and resided in Perm and Saint Petersburg.

He died in Venice on August 19, 1929, from type 2 diabetes. His remains are buried in the Cemetery of San Michele. Diaghilev’s unmarried partner was Boris Kochno. He is described by the Svensk uppslagsbok. One of his notable works is titled Working For Diaghilev.

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Key facts

Born
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev , ( 1872-03-31 ) 31 March 1872, Selishchi , Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
19 August 1929 (1929-08-19) (aged 57), Venice , Italy
Resting place
Isola di San Michele , near Venice
Occupations
Art critic , patron and ballet impresario
Known for
Founder of the Ballets Russes
Relatives
Dmitry Filosofov (cousin) Anna Filosofova (aunt)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Sergey
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Selischi
Place of death
Venice
Occupation
choreographer
Languages spoken
Russian
Native language
Russian
Notable work
art world
Field of work
ballet
Genre
ballet
Image
Sergei Diaghilev 01.jpg
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Sergej Diaghilev
date of birth
1872-03-31
date of death
1929-08-19
unmarried partner
Boris Kochno
cause of death
type 2 diabetes
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
Сергей Павлович Дягилев
start of work period
1896-00-00
name in native language
Сергей Павлович Дягилев
medical condition
type 2 diabetes
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Encyclopedic overview

Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (/diˈæɡɪlɛf/ dee-AG-il-ef; Russian: Серге́й Па́влович Дя́гилев, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪdʑ ˈdʲæɡʲɪlʲɪf]; 31 March [O.S. 19 March] 1872 – 19 August 1929), also known as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.

Diaghilev's career can be divided into two periods: in Saint Petersburg (1898–1906) and while as an emigrant (1906–1929).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sergei Diaghilev” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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