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Nikolai Legat

Russian ballet dancer (1869-1937)
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Nikolai Legat
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
December 27, 1869, 1869[10][11]
Date of death
January 24, 1937, 1937[12]
Place of birth
Moscow
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Soviet Union[16][17]
Occupation
choreographer, ballet master, ballet dancer, dance teacher, caricaturist, dancer, musician[18][19]
Employer
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet[20]
Educated at
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet[21]
Father
Gustave Legat[14]
Spouse
Nadine Nicolaeva-Legat[15]
Sibling
Sergei Legat[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[24]
Given name
Nicolas[23]
Place of burial
Royal Tunbridge Wells[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nikolai Gustavovich Legat en Nikolai Legat en Nikolás Legat en Nikolay Gustavovich Legat es Nicholas Legat es Nicolai Legat es Nikolái Gustávovich Legat es Nikolái Legat es Nikolás Legat fr Nicolas Legat fr Nikolai Legat fr Nikolás Legat it Nikolai Legat it Nikolaj Legat it Nikolás Legat nl Nikolás Legat nl Nikolay Goestavovitsj Legat nl Николай Густавович Легат ru Легат, Николай Густавович zh 尼古拉·列加特
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000063143675
VIAF cluster ID
49491372
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96010569
GND ID
122051165X
Artnet artist ID
nikolai-gustavovich-legat
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
LegatNikolaĭGustavovich1869-1937
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
148411442
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10729670
De Agostini ID
Legat,+Nikolaj+Gustavovič
Described at URL
www.biografiasyvidas.com
Dezède person ID
22290
FAST ID
368826
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Find a Grave memorial ID
32471259
Freebase ID
/m/0gx4pt
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
35850
J9U entity ID
987007434135905171
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
110718
Libraries Australia ID
35136459
NLA Trove people ID
837952
NSK (VIAF) ID
000689200
NSK ID
981005660934709366
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bz6K;=Bj
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810619686405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
191384771
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3931261
Open Library ID
OL2177701A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100058282
Polish Music Library PBM ID
legat-nikolaj
Prabook ID
1033605, 2104232
SBN author ID
DDSV073064
SNAC ARK ID
w64s2zr6
Treccani ID
nikolaj-gustavovic-legat
WikiTree person ID
Лега́т-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjCCCHt4PGqdTYxJ8y9ftq

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer
Country of citizenship 2
Soviet Union, Russian Empire
Educated at 1
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Employer 1
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Given name 1
Nicolas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Place of birth 1
Moscow
Place of burial 1
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Sergei Legat
Siblings 1
Sergei Legat
Students 1
Ekaterina Galanta
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Summary

Nikolai Legat was born on December 30, 1869[1], in Moscow[2]. He died on January 24, 1937[3], in London[4]. He worked as a choreographer[5], ballet master[6], ballet dancer[7], dance teacher[8], and caricaturist[9].

FAQs

Where was Nikolai Legat born?

Nikolai Legat's place of birth was Moscow[2].

Where did Nikolai Legat die?

Nikolai Legat passed away in London[4].

Who were Nikolai Legat's parents?

Nikolai Legat's father was Gustave Legat[14].

Who was Nikolai Legat married to?

Nikolai Legat's spouses include Nadine Nicolaeva-Legat[15].

What did Nikolai Legat do for work?

Nikolai Legat worked as a choreographer[5], ballet master[6], ballet dancer[7], dance teacher[8], and caricaturist[9].

Where did Nikolai Legat go to school?

Nikolai Legat was educated at Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet[21].

Related Entities

London Russian Empire

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . biografiasyvidas.com. biografiasyvidas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . biografiasyvidas.com. biografiasyvidas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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    "Open Library ID, deprecate Open Library ID redirect(s) OL2348905A → OL2177701A, OL5321880A → OL2177701A, OL6558840A → OL2177701A (target alr"
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    Open Library ID → OL2177701A, OL6558840A, OL5321880A +1
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  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → choreographer, ballet master, ballet dancer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32081: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  7. 28w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Place of death → London
    Prabook ID → 1033605, 2104232
    Sex or gender → male
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 2104232, batch #257026"
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