Самуил Яковлевич Маршак

1887 - 1964

kewarganegaraan: Kekaisaran Rusia, Uni Soviet

bahasa tutur atau tulis: Rusia

pekerjaan: ahli bahasa, penyair, penulis, penulis skenario, penulis drama, kritikus sastra, penulis sastra anak, penerjemah

penghargaan: Stalin Prize, Ordo Lenin, Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, Orde Panji Merah Buruh, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Penghargaan Lenin, Order of the Patriotic War, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Marchak) (Russian: Самуил Яковлевич Маршак; 3 November [O.S. 22 October] 1887 – 4 July 1964) was a Soviet writer of Belarusian Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages. Maxim Gorky proclaimed Marshak to be "the founder of Russia's (Soviet) children's literature". Source: Wikipedia (en)