Les Kurbas

Ukrainian and Soviet actor, theatre director, film director (1887—1937)
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Les Kurbas
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
February 25, 1887
Date of death
November 3, 1937
Place of birth
Sambir
Place of death
Sandarmokh
Ethnic group
Ukrainians[16]
Field of work
theatre[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Ukrainian[40]
Birth name
Олександр-Зенон Степанович Курбас[41]
Family name
Kurbas[28]
Given name
Les, Oleksandr, Zenon[29][30][31]
Manner of death
unnatural death[32]
Name in native language
Лесь Курбас[42]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Ukraine[43]
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Place of burial
Sandarmokh[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Aleksandr Kurbas en Oleksandr-Zenon Stepanovych Kurbas en Oleksandr Stepanovych Kurbas en Oleksandr Kurbas en Les' Kurbas en Les Kurbas ar ليس كورباس cs Oleksandr-Zenon Stepanovyč Kurbas de Oleksandr-Senon Stepanowytsch Kurbas de Oleksandr-Senon Kurbas de Oleksandr Kurbas de Alexander-Senon Kurbas de Alexander Kurbas de Oleksandr Stepanowytsch Kurbas es Oleksandr-Zenon Stepanovich Kurbas fa لس کورباس fr Les Kourbas he לס קורבאס he לס קורבס id Aleksandr Kurbas
🔖 Identifiers · 43
VIAF cluster ID
30337440
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87881724
GND ID
118997343
AbART person ID
18139
Chtyvo author ID
Kurbas_Les
CiNii Research ID
1140282266542811392
Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID
51798
Encyclopedia of the History of Ukraine ID
Kurbas_Les
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Les-Kurbas
Europeana entity
agent/base/76719
FAST ID
209132
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FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118997343
Freebase ID
/m/07r2v7
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Les_Kurbas
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2124781
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
kurbas-aleksandr-stepanovich-63b24a
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
34700
IMDb ID
nm11482322
IdRef ID
11130833X
Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine ID
K\U\KurbasLes
J9U entity ID
987007306392605171
Kino-teatr.ru person ID
37417
Libraries Australia ID
36037184
Museum-digital person/organization ID
233257
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12126447
NL CR AUT ID
js2010598815
NLA Trove people ID
1196151
NUKAT ID
n2006101307
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CyWx;=Cb
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810553556605606
National Library of Russia ID
77118643, 77118661
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
242580688
Open Library ID
OL861368A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100045181
Parsifal cluster ID
87748
Prabook ID
1033480
RERO ID (legacy)
A008717498
Rodovid ID
590991
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyt3hGcMkYwbCF6qxYkjC

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Described by source 4
Country of citizenship 3
Educated at 2
Award received 1
Employer 1
Field of work 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Named after 1
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
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Summary

Les Kurbas was born on February 25, 1887[1], in Sambir[2]. He died on November 3, 1937[3], in Sandarmokh[4]. He worked as an actor[5], theatre director[6], film director[7], director[8], and theatrologist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Les Kurbas include Lviv Les Kurbas Academic Theater[44], a theatre building[45], in Ukraine[46], founded in 1988[47].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Les Kurbas include Lviv Les Kurbas Academic Theater[44], a theatre building[45], in Ukraine[46], founded in 1988[47].

FAQs

Where was Les Kurbas born?

Les Kurbas's place of birth was Sambir[2].

Where did Les Kurbas die?

Les Kurbas died in Sandarmokh[4].

Who were Les Kurbas's parents?

Les Kurbas's father was Stepan Kurbas[11]. Les Kurbas's mother was Vanda Yanovycheva[12].

What did Les Kurbas do for work?

Les Kurbas worked as an actor[5], theatre director[6], film director[7], director[8], and theatrologist[9].

Where did Les Kurbas go to school?

Les Kurbas was educated at Lviv University[22] and University of Vienna[23].

What awards did Les Kurbas receive?

Honors received include People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR[24] and People's Artist of Ukraine[25].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the History of Ukraine. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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