Ivan Turgenev was born on October 28, 1818[1], in Oryol[2]. He died on September 3, 1883[3], in Bougival[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], playwright[7], novelist[8], and translator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,824 views/month, #6,942 of 1,000,298).[10]
Educated at: University of Berlin[23], Faculty of Philosophy at Saint Petersburg State University[24], Imperial Moscow University[25], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[26]
Member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[27]
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Things named for Ivan Turgenev include Turgenev Library[61], 3323 Turgenev[62], and Turgenev[63].
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Ivan Turgenev has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] He is known by 173 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
He has been cited as an influence by Anton Chekhov[66], a physician[67], 1860–1904[68], of Russian Empire[69], awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class[70], specialised in prose[71]; Buddenbrooks[72], a literary work[73], founded in 1890[74], written by Thomas Mann[75]; and Roger Martin du Gard[76], a writer[77], 1881–1958[78], of France[79], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[80].
Works attributed to him include Fathers and Sons[81], a literary work[82], founded in 1860[83]; Mumu[84], a literary work[85], founded in 1852[86]; A Month in the Country[87], a literary work[88], founded in 1850[89]; A Sportsman's Sketches[90], a literary cycle[91]; King Lear of the Steppes[92], a literary work[93]; and First Love[94]. Entities named for him include Turgenev Library[61], 3323 Turgenev[62], and Turgenev[63].
Ivan Turgenev's father was Sergey Turgenev[14]. Ivan Turgenev's mother was Varvara Petrovna Turgeneva[15].
What did Ivan Turgenev do for work?
Ivan Turgenev worked as a writer[5], poet[6], playwright[7], novelist[8], and translator[9].
Where did Ivan Turgenev go to school?
Ivan Turgenev was educated at University of Berlin[23], Faculty of Philosophy at Saint Petersburg State University[24], Imperial Moscow University[25], and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[26].
Who did Ivan Turgenev influence?
Ivan Turgenev has been cited as an influence by Anton Chekhov[66], Buddenbrooks[72], and Roger Martin du Gard[76].
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