Afanasy Nikitin
Russian explorer
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Summary
Afanasy Nikitin was born in 1500[1] in Tver[2]. He died in 1475[3] in Smolensk[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], merchant[6], travel writer[7], traveler[8], and writer[9].
Key Facts
- Date of death: 1472[10]
- Country of citizenship: Principality of Tver[11]
- Native language: Russian[12]
- Occupation: prose writer[13]
- Field of work: merchant[14]
- Sex or gender: male[15]
- Genre: Khojdenie[16]
- Family name: Nikitin[17]
- Given name: Afanasy[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Russian Biographical Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Encyclopedic Lexicon[22], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Old East Slavic[25], Turkic[26], Persian[27], Arabic[28], Russian[29]
- Writing language: Russian[30], Turkic[31], Persian[32], Arabic[33]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Afanasy Nikitin include 4605 Nikitin[34], an asteroid[35] and Nikitin Glacier[36], a glacier[37].
Why It Matters
Works attributed to him include A Journey Beyond the Three Seas[38], a literary work[39], founded in 1475[40]. Entities named for him include 4605 Nikitin[34], an asteroid[35] and Nikitin Glacier[36], a glacier[37].
FAQs
Where was Afanasy Nikitin born?
Afanasy Nikitin was born in Tver[2].
Where did Afanasy Nikitin die?
Afanasy Nikitin died in Smolensk[4].
What did Afanasy Nikitin do for work?
Afanasy Nikitin worked as an explorer[5], merchant[6], travel writer[7], traveler[8], and writer[9].