Mikhail Bakhtin

Russian intellectual and philosopher (1895–1975)
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Summary

Mikhail Bakhtin was born on November 5, 1895[1], in Oryol[2]. He died on March 7, 1975[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], linguist[6], writer[7], literary critic[8], and literary historian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,514 views/month, #6,831 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: November 17, 1895[11], November 4, 1895[12], November 16, 1895[13]
  • Place of burial: Vvedenskoye Cemetery[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[15], Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[16], Soviet Union[17]
  • Occupation: literary scholar[18], art theorist[19]
  • Field of work: philosophy[20]
  • Employer: Ogarev National Research Mordovia State University[21]
  • Educated at: Saint Petersburg State University[22]
  • Notable work: polyphony[23]
  • Influenced by: Fyodor Dostoyevsky[24], Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov[25], Aleksandr Meyer[26], Russian religious philosophy[27], Immanuel Kant[28], Friedrich Nietzsche[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Movement: Western philosophy[31]
  • Commons category: Mikhail Bakhtin[32]
  • Academic degree: candidate of philology[33]
  • Residence: Russia[34]
  • Family name: Bakhtin[35]
  • Given name: Mikhail[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mikhail Bakhtin[37]
  • Student of: Aleksander Thomson[38]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[39], Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century[40], Faces of Moscow[41], Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World[42]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[43]
  • Name in native language: Михаил Бахтин[44]

Why It Matters

Mikhail Bakhtin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

He has been cited as an influence by Julia Kristeva[47], a psychoanalyst[48], b. 1941[49], of France[50], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[51], specialised in linguistics[52] and Monique Wittig[53], an essayist[54], 1935–2003[55], of France[56], awarded the Prix Médicis[57], specialised in essay[58].

FAQs

Where was Mikhail Bakhtin born?

Mikhail Bakhtin was born in Oryol[2].

Where did Mikhail Bakhtin die?

Mikhail Bakhtin died in Moscow[4].

What did Mikhail Bakhtin do for work?

Mikhail Bakhtin worked as a philosopher[5], linguist[6], writer[7], literary critic[8], and literary historian[9].

Where did Mikhail Bakhtin go to school?

Mikhail Bakhtin was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[22].

Who did Mikhail Bakhtin influence?

Mikhail Bakhtin has been cited as an influence by Julia Kristeva[47] and Monique Wittig[53].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] ↑ . Great Russian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] ↑ . Great Russian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  42. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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