Vladimir Dal
1801
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1872
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Russian Empire
languages spoken, written or signed: Russian
educated at: медыцынскі факультэт Юр’еўскага ўніверсітэта
occupation: lexicographer, linguist, philosopher, dialectologist, writer, physician, ethnologist, children's writer, military personnel, collector of fairy tales, folklorist, ethnographer
award received: Constantin Medal, Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class
Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (Russian: Влади́мир Ива́нович Даль, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈdalʲ]; November 22, 1801 – October 4, 1872) was a noted Russian-language lexicographer, polyglot, Turkologist, and founding member of the Russian Geographical Society. During his lifetime he compiled and documented the oral history of the region that was later published in Russian and became part of modern folklore. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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