Lesya Ukrainka
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Summary
Lesya Ukrainka was born on February 13, 1871[1], in Zviahel[2]. She died on July 19, 1913[3], in Surami[4]. She worked as a poet[5], translator[6], playwright[7], translator of Adam Mickiewicz[8], and film screenwriter[9]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,102 views/month, #7,130 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: February 25, 1871[11]
- Date of death: August 1, 1913[12]
- Place of burial: Baikove Cemetery[13]
- Father: Petro Kosach[14]
- Mother: Olena Pchilka[15]
- Spouse: Klyment Kvitka[16]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[17]
- Ethnic group: Ukrainians[18]
- Occupation: writer[19], dramaturge[20]
- Field of work: poetry[21]
- Notable work: The Forest Song[22]
- Sex or gender: female[23]
- Member of political party: Українська соціал-демократія[24]
- Genre: verse drama[25]
- Commons category: Lesya Ukrainka[26]
- Cause of death: Pott disease[27]
- Family name: Kosach[28], Kvitka[29]
- Given name: Larysa[30], Lesia[31]
- Pseudonym: Леся Українка[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lesya Ukrainka[33]
- Medical condition: tuberculosis[34]
- Manner of death: natural causes[35]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[37], A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms[38], Q115265780[39], Biographical Dictionary of Women’s Movements and Feminisms: Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th Centuries[40]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: French[41], Ukrainian[42], Russian[43]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Lesya Ukrainka include Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater[44], a theatre company[45], in Ukraine[46], founded in 1875[47]; Lesi Ukrainky Boulevard, Kyiv[48], a boulevard[49], in Ukraine[50]; Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University[51], a university[52], in Ukraine[53], founded in 1940[54]; and she street[55], a street[56], in Ukraine[57].
Why It Matters
Lesya Ukrainka has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] She is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Works attributed to her include The Forest Song[60], a literary work[61], founded in 1911[62]. Entities named for her include Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater[44], a theatre company[45], in Ukraine[46], founded in 1875[47]; Lesi Ukrainky Boulevard, Kyiv[48], a boulevard[49], in Ukraine[50]; Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University[51], a university[52], in Ukraine[53], founded in 1940[54]; and she street[55], a street[56], in Ukraine[57].
FAQs
Where was Lesya Ukrainka born?
Lesya Ukrainka's place of birth was Zviahel[2].
Where did Lesya Ukrainka die?
Lesya Ukrainka passed away in Surami[4].
Who were Lesya Ukrainka's parents?
Lesya Ukrainka's father was Petro Kosach[14]. Lesya Ukrainka's mother was Olena Pchilka[15].
Who was Lesya Ukrainka married to?
Lesya Ukrainka's spouses include Klyment Kvitka[16].
What did Lesya Ukrainka do for work?
Lesya Ukrainka worked as a poet[5], translator[6], playwright[7], translator of Adam Mickiewicz[8], and film screenwriter[9].