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Pyotr Yershov

Russian poet, playwright and teacher (1815-1869)
Person human Q1397000

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
February 22, 1815, March 6, 1815[10]
Date of death
August 18, 1869, August 30, 1869, March 18, 1869[11][12]
Place of birth
Ershovo
Place of death
Tobolsk
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire[14]
Occupation
poet, writer, children's writer, prose writer, playwright, teacher[15]
Field of work
poetry, belletristic literature[16][17]
Educated at
Saint Petersburg State University, Imperial St. Petersburg University[18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[27]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, ProDetLit, Russian Writers: XIX c. Tome 1[23][24][25][26]
Family name
Yershov[21]
Given name
Pyotr[22]
Name in native language
Пётр Па́влович Ершо́в[28]
P14541
issIe
Place of burial
Zavalnoye cemetery[13]
Writing language
Russian[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Petr Pavlovich Ershov en P.P. Ershov en Pyotr Yershov en Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov en Petr Ershov cs Petr Pavlovič Jeršov cs P. P. Jeršov de Pjotr Pawlowitsch Jerschow de Pjotr Jerschow es Piotr Erchov es Piotr Yershov fi Pjotr Jeršov it Pëtr Pavlovič Eršov ja ピョートル・エルショーフ ja ピョートル・パーヴロウィチ・エルショーフ ja ピョートル・パブロヴィッチ・エルショフ ko 표트르 예르쇼프 pl Piotr Jerszow pt Piotr Ershov ru Ершов П.
🔖 Identifiers · 79
ISNI
0000000109065802
VIAF cluster ID
59895588
Library of Congress authority ID
n50011060
GND ID
119502100
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Пётр Ершов.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
140005
Az.lib.ru author ID
e/ershow_p_p
BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
90708267
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14096203m
Biografija.ru ID
ershov-petr-pavlovich
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
jerschow-pjotr-pawlowitsch
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CBDB.cz author ID
94035
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01429251
CONOR.BG ID
17733221
CONOR.SI ID
56643427
CONOR.SR ID
19597415
CiNii Research ID
1140000791739468800
Databazeknih.cz author ID
17383
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119502100
Discogs artist ID
1628205
ELNET ID
a12129513
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
538251
FAST ID
3267
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119502100
FantLab author ID
6322
Flemish Public Libraries ID
000040409
Freebase ID
/m/08kn1n
Goodreads author ID
745022
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1978532
Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia ID
ershov-petr-pavlovich
IDU person ID
16552
ISFDB author ID
271208
IdRef ID
073442550
KBR person ID
14827227
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119502100
Krugosvet article (archived)
kultura_i_obrazovanie/literatura/ERSHOV_PETR_PAVLOVICH.html
Libraries Australia ID
35764245
LibriVox author ID
11774
Libris-URI
xv8bbbpg2lxwl3j
LiederNet author ID
22847
Literary Encyclopedia ID
4-0773
LyricsTranslate ID
pyotr-yershov-lyrics.html
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02286957
NDL Authority ID
00438991
NL CR AUT ID
xx0002850
NLA Trove people ID
1076747
NSK (VIAF) ID
000091723
NSK ID
981005680520409366
NUKAT ID
n97083711
National Library of Greece ID
205793
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007309444105171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200505346
National Library of Latvia ID
000079450
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*372501;=BE
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810645844605606
National Library of Portugal ID
1220316
National Library of Russia ID
770177466, 770256042
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1103161
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069375577
Obálky knih ID
xx0002850
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3917723
Open Library ID
OL439371A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803125332622
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1396525
RERO ID (legacy)
A013495259
RILM ID
425407
Rodovid ID
718625
SBN author ID
SBLV048615, VIAV150802
SELIBR ID
185624
SHARE Catalogue author ID
778014
SNAC ARK ID
w6cd5ftd
SNK ID
201103
SVKKL authority ID
0216770-Jersov-Petr-Pavlovic-18151869
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls012058561
TMDB person ID
3184865
Topic's main category
Category:Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
piotr-jersov
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyh7KK9cdyFKjBWMCChHC

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
teacher, writer, poet, playwright, children's writer, prose writer
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, ProDetLit
Educated at 2
Saint Petersburg State University, Imperial St. Petersburg University
Field of work 2
poetry, belletristic literature
← After a work by 2
The Humpbacked Horse, The Humpbacked Horse
Country of citizenship 1
Russian Empire
Given name 1
Pyotr
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Place of death 1
Tobolsk
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
The Little Humpbacked Horse
Writing language 1
Russian
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Summary

Pyotr Yershov was born on February 22, 1815[1], in Ershovo[2]. He died on August 18, 1869[3], in Tobolsk[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], children's writer[7], prose writer[8], and playwright[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Pyotr Yershov include The Little Humpbacked Horse[30], a literary work[31], founded in 1834[32].

FAQs

Where was Pyotr Yershov born?

Pyotr Yershov's place of birth was Ershovo[2].

Where did Pyotr Yershov die?

Pyotr Yershov passed away in Tobolsk[4].

What did Pyotr Yershov do for work?

Pyotr Yershov worked as a poet[5], writer[6], children's writer[7], prose writer[8], and playwright[9].

Where did Pyotr Yershov go to school?

Pyotr Yershov was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[18] and Imperial St. Petersburg University[19].

Related Entities

Imperial St. Petersburg University poetry Russian Empire

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia. wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . ProDetLit. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . ProDetLit. wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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