Ivan Krylov
February 2, 1769 –November 21, 1844
Linguist, Poet, Writer, Journalist, Fabulist, Dramaturge
Lived 75 years
- Born in
- Moscow
- Passed away in
- Saint Petersburg
Ivan Andreyevich Krylov (; Russian: Ива́н Андре́евич Крыло́в; 13 February 1769 – 21 November 1844) is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigrammatic of all Russian authors. Formerly a dramatist and journalist, he only discovered his true genre at the age of 40. While many of his earlier fables were loosely based on Aesop's and La Fontaine's, later fables were original work, often with a satirical bent.
Awards: Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, Order of Saint Anna
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Krylov