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Sergei Legat

Russian ballet dancer (1875–1905)
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Sergei Legat
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
September 27, 1875
Date of death
November 1, 1905
Place of birth
Moscow
Place of death
Saint Petersburg
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire[11]
Occupation
choreographer, ballet master, ballet dancer
Employer
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet[12]
Educated at
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, Moscow State Academy of Choreography[13][14]
Father
Gustave Legat[9]
Spouse
Marie Petipa[10]
Sibling
Nikolai Legat[19]
Cause of death
exsanguination[16]
Given name
Sergey[17]
Manner of death
suicide[18]
Place of burial
Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sergei Gustavovich Legat en Sergei Legat de Sergei Gustafowitsch Legat es Serguéi Gustávovich Legat es Serguéi Legat fr Serge Legat it Sergei Legat it Sergej Legat ja S・レガート ja セルゲイ・レガート ru Легат, Сергей Густавович ru Сергей Густавович Легат
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000033394801
VIAF cluster ID
39583998
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n97875043
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14114760v
De Agostini ID
Legat,+Sergej+Gustavovič
Dezède person ID
28077
FAST ID
407466
Find a Grave memorial ID
11400305
Freebase ID
/m/05f5qr8
J9U entity ID
987007399209105171
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
288966
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810619687005606
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Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810105248401
SBN author ID
DDSV073063
SNAC ARK ID
w6hm87xq
WikiTree person ID
Лега́т-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqbr7wJtpx3pFqRcFt3Qq

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Occupation 3
ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer
Educated at 2
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, Moscow State Academy of Choreography
Cause of death 1
exsanguination
Country of citizenship 1
Russian Empire
Employer 1
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Given name 1
Sergey
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
suicide
Place of birth 1
Moscow
Place of burial 1
Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery
Place of death 1
Saint Petersburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Nikolai Legat
Siblings 1
Nikolai Legat
Spouse 1
Marie Petipa
Spouses 1
Marie Petipa
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Summary

Sergei Legat was born on September 27, 1875[1], in Moscow[2]. He died on November 1, 1905[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a choreographer[5], ballet master[6], and ballet dancer[7].

FAQs

Where was Sergei Legat born?

Sergei Legat was born in Moscow[2].

Where did Sergei Legat die?

Sergei Legat died in Saint Petersburg[4].

Who were Sergei Legat's parents?

Sergei Legat's father was Gustave Legat[9].

Who was Sergei Legat married to?

Sergei Legat's spouses include Marie Petipa[10].

What did Sergei Legat do for work?

Sergei Legat worked as a choreographer[5], ballet master[6], and ballet dancer[7].

Where did Sergei Legat go to school?

Sergei Legat was educated at Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet[13] and Moscow State Academy of Choreography[14].

Related Entities

Russian Empire

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dezède person ID → 28077
    Spouse → Marie Petipa
    Place of burial → Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery
    Cause of death → exsanguination
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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