Nikolay Punin

Russian art historian
Person human Q2984258
Nikolay Punin
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Summary

Nikolay Punin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Helsinki[2]. He was born on November 16, 1888[3]. He passed away in Abez labor camp[4]. He died on August 21, 1953[5]. He worked as an art historian[6], journalist[7], art critic[8], university teacher[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Nikolay Punin's place of birth was Helsinki[2].
  • Nikolay Punin passed away in Abez labor camp[4].
  • Nikolay Punin died in Vorkuta Gulag[12].
  • Nikolay Punin was born on November 16, 1888[3].
  • Nikolay Punin was born on November 28, 1888[13].
  • Nikolay Punin died on August 21, 1953[5].
  • Nikolay Punin was married to Anna Akhmatova[14].
  • Nikolay Punin was married to Anna Arens[15].
  • Nikolay Punin held citizenship in Russian Empire[16].
  • Nikolay Punin held citizenship in Soviet Union[17].
  • Nikolay Punin worked as an art historian[6].
  • Nikolay Punin's professions included journalist[7].
  • Nikolay Punin's professions included art critic[8].
  • Nikolay Punin worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Nikolay Punin's professions included writer[10].
  • Nikolay Punin's field of work was art history[18].
  • Nikolay Punin's field of work was art criticism[19].
  • Nikolay Punin's field of work was editing[20].
  • Among Nikolay Punin's employers was Repin Institute of Arts[21].
  • Among Nikolay Punin's employers was Russian Museum[22].
  • Nikolay Punin was employed by GINChUK[23].
  • Among Nikolay Punin's employers was Saint Petersburg State University[24].
  • Nikolay Punin's education included a stint at Tsarskoye Selo Gymnasium[25].
  • Nikolay Punin's education included a stint at Faculty of History and Philology of St. Petersburg University[26].
  • Nikolay Punin's education included a stint at Saint Petersburg State Institute of History[27].

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Origins and Family

Nikolay Punin's place of birth was Helsinki[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 16, 1888[3] and November 28, 1888[13].

Education

Educated at Tsarskoye Selo Gymnasium[25], a Gymnasium[28], in Russian Empire[29], founded in 1870[30]; Faculty of History and Philology of St. Petersburg University[26]; and Saint Petersburg State Institute of History[27], a faculty[31], in Soviet Union[32], founded in 1934[33]. Nikolay Punin studied under Innokenty Annensky[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art historian[6], journalist[7], art critic[8], university teacher[9], and writer[10]. Fields of work include art history[18], an academic discipline[35]; art criticism[19], a literary form[36]; and editing[20]. Employers include Repin Institute of Arts[21], an educational institution[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1918[39]; Russian Museum[22], an art museum[40], in Russia[41], founded in 1895[42]; GINChUK[23], an institute[43], in Soviet Union[44], founded in 1924[45]; and Saint Petersburg State University[24], a public university[46], in Russia[47], founded in 1724[48], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[49]. Notable students include Шпаков Анатолій Петрович[50], an art historian[51], b. 1926[52], of Soviet Union[53]; Boris Lobanovsky[54], an art historian[55], 1926–2002[56], of Soviet Union[57], awarded the Commemorative badge "Resident of the besieged Leningrad"[58]; and Dina Mykhailivna Kolesnykova[59], an art historian[60], b. 1928[61], of Soviet Union[62].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Nikolay Punin is diary[63].

Personal Life

Spouses include Anna Akhmatova[14], a writer[64], 1889–1966[65], of Russian Empire[66], awarded the Taormina prize[67], specialised in poetry[68] and Anna Arens[15].

Death and Burial

Nikolay Punin died on August 21, 1953[5]. Recorded place of death include Abez labor camp[4], a prison labour camp[69], in Russia[70], founded in 1932[71] and Vorkuta Gulag[12], a prison labour camp[72], in Soviet Union[73], founded in 1938[74].

Why It Matters

Nikolay Punin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]

FAQs

Where was Nikolay Punin born?

Born in Helsinki[2].

Where did Nikolay Punin die?

Nikolay Punin died in Abez labor camp[4].

Who was Nikolay Punin married to?

Nikolay Punin's spouses include Anna Akhmatova[14] and Anna Arens[15].

What did Nikolay Punin do for work?

Nikolay Punin worked as art historian[6], journalist[7], art critic[8], university teacher[9], and writer[10].

Where did Nikolay Punin go to school?

Nikolay Punin was educated at Tsarskoye Selo Gymnasium[25], Faculty of History and Philology of St. Petersburg University[26], and Saint Petersburg State Institute of History[27].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [75] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [76] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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