What were Feofan Prokopovich’s primary roles?

He was a theologian, writer, poet, mathematician, philosopher, and archbishop in the Tsardom of Russia, active from 1681 to 1736.

Where did Feofan Prokopovich work?

He was affiliated with the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and held ecclesiastical positions within the Tsardom of Russia.

What subjects did Feofan Prokopovich contribute to?

His work spanned theology, philosophy, literature, and mathematics, with a focus on Orthodox Christian scholarship and Ukrainian cultural development.

When did Feofan Prokopovich live?

He was born in 1681 (or 1677) and died in 1736, active during the late Tsardom of Russia and early Russian Empire periods.

Feofan Prokopovich

Ukrainian theologian, writer, poet, mathematician, and philosopher, archbishop in the Tsardom of Russia (1681-1736)

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Sex or gender: male^[20]
Date of birth: June 18, 1681, April 27, 1677, 1681^[10]^[11]
Date of death: September 19, 1736, September 8, 1736^[12]
Place of birth: Kyiv
Place of death: Saint Petersburg
Country of citizenship: Tsardom of Russia, Russian Empire^[13]^[14]
Occupation: poet, archbishop, philosopher, politician, writer, preacher^[15]
Employer: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy^[17]
Position held: bishop of Novgorod^[16]
Educated at: Kyiv-Mohyla Academy^[18]
Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian, Latin^[32]^[33]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian Biographical Dictionary, Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Historical Dictionary of Russian Writers, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Dictionary of Russian Writers of XVIII century. Volume II^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]
Family name: Prokopovich^[21]
Given name: Teofan^[22]
Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics^[34]
Writing language: Russian, Latin

🏷️ Also known as

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12411619n
Biografija.ru ID: prokopovich-feofan

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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Russian Biographical Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary

Occupation 4

poet, politician, philosopher, archbishop

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

Russian, Latin

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Russian, Latin

Country of citizenship 1

Tsardom of Russia

Educated at 1

Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Employer 1

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

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Metod Pirih

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Place of birth 1

Kyiv

Place of death 1

Saint Petersburg

Religion or worldview 1

Eastern Orthodoxy

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Feofan Prokopovich was born on June 18, 1681^[1], in Kyiv^[2]. He died on September 19, 1736^[3], in Saint Petersburg^[4]. He worked as a poet^[5], archbishop^[6], philosopher^[7], politician^[8], and writer^[9].

FAQs

Where was Feofan Prokopovich born?

Feofan Prokopovich's place of birth was Kyiv^[2].

Where did Feofan Prokopovich die?

Feofan Prokopovich died in Saint Petersburg^[4].

What did Feofan Prokopovich do for work?

Feofan Prokopovich worked as a poet^[5], archbishop^[6], philosopher^[7], politician^[8], and writer^[9].

Where did Feofan Prokopovich go to school?

Feofan Prokopovich was educated at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy^[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — place of birth (P19): Kyiv. Q24507969. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — place of death (P20): Saint Petersburg. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — country of citizenship (P27): Tsardom of Russia. Q24507969. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — country of citizenship (P27): Russian Empire. LIBRIS. Retrieved 2018-08-24. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — position held (P39): bishop of Novgorod. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — educated at (P69): Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Q24507969. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — occupation (P106): poet. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — occupation (P106): archbishop. Q24507969. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — occupation (P106): philosopher. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — occupation (P106): politician. Retrieved 2019-06-14. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — occupation (P106): preacher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — employer (P108): National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — religion or worldview (P140): Eastern Orthodoxy. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — date of birth (P569): June 18, 1681. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — date of birth (P569): April 27, 1677. Dictionary of Russian Writers of XVIII century. Volume II. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — date of birth (P569): 1681. Q24507969. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — date of death (P570): September 19, 1736. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — date of death (P570): September 8, 1736. Q24507969. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — family name (P734): Prokopovich. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — given name (P735): Teofan. Q24507969. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — described by source (P1343): Russian Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — described by source (P1343): Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — described by source (P1343): Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — described by source (P1343): Historical Dictionary of Russian Writers. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of Russian Writers of XVIII century. Volume II. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Russian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Latin. Q24507969. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Feofan Prokopovich — maintained by WikiProject (P6104): WikiProject Mathematics. wikidata.org.

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