Ivan Karpenko-Karyi

Ukrainian theater actor, writer, and playwright (1845–1907)
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Ivan Karpenko-Karyi

Summary

Ivan Karpenko-Karyi is a human[1]. Born in Arsenivka[2], he… he was born on September 17, 1845[3]. He died in Berlin[4]. He died on September 2, 1907[5]. He worked as a writer[6], playwright[7], stage actor[8], film director[9], and actor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's place of birth was Arsenivka[2].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi died in Berlin[4].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi was born on September 17, 1845[3].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi died on September 2, 1907[5].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi is buried at Grave of Ivan Karpenko-Karyi[12].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's father was Karpo Tobilevych[13].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's mother was Eudokia Sadovska[14].
  • Among Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's spouses was Nadiya Tarkovska[15].
  • Among Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's spouses was Sofia Tobilevich[16].
  • A child of Ivan Karpenko-Karyi was Maria Tobilevych-Kresan[17].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi held citizenship in Russian Empire[18].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi worked as a writer[6].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's professions included playwright[7].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's professions included stage actor[8].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's professions included film director[9].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's professions included actor[10].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's professions included art theorist[19].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's field of work was literature[20].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's field of work was drama[21].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's field of work was theatre art[22].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's field of work was acting[23].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's field of work was theatre criticism[24].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's field of work was theater theory[25].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi is recorded as male[26].
  • Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's place of birth was Arsenivka[2]. He was born on September 17, 1845[3]. His father was Karpo Tobilevych[13]. His mother was Eudokia Sadovska[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], playwright[7], stage actor[8], film director[9], actor[10], and art theorist[19]. Fields of work include literature[20], a type of arts[28]; drama[21], a literary mode[29]; theatre art[22], a performing arts genre[30]; acting[23], a type of arts[31]; theatre criticism[24], a genre[32]; and theater theory[25].

Personal Life

Spouses include Nadiya Tarkovska[15], an actor[33], 1852–1882[34], of Russian Empire[35] and Sofia Tobilevich[16], an actor[36], 1860–1953[37], of Russian Empire[38]. A child of Ivan Karpenko-Karyi was Maria Tobilevych-Kresan[17].

Death and Burial

Ivan Karpenko-Karyi died on September 2, 1907[5]. He died in Berlin[4]. The cause of death was liver cancer[39]. He is buried at Grave of him[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ivan Karpenko-Karyi include Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University[40], an art academy[41], in Ukraine[42], founded in 1904[43].

Why It Matters

Ivan Karpenko-Karyi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for him include Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University[40], an art academy[41], in Ukraine[42], founded in 1904[43].

FAQs

Where was Ivan Karpenko-Karyi born?

Born in Arsenivka[2], Ivan Karpenko-Karyi…

Where did Ivan Karpenko-Karyi die?

Ivan Karpenko-Karyi passed away in Berlin[4].

Who were Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's parents?

Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's father was Karpo Tobilevych[13]. Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's mother was Eudokia Sadovska[14].

Who was Ivan Karpenko-Karyi married to?

Ivan Karpenko-Karyi's spouses include Nadiya Tarkovska[15] and Sofia Tobilevich[16].

What did Ivan Karpenko-Karyi do for work?

Ivan Karpenko-Karyi worked as writer[6], playwright[7], stage actor[8], film director[9], and actor[10].

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  2. [4] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [39] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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