Yefim Karskiy

Belarusian Slavist, rector of the University of Warsaw (1860–1931)
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Yefim Karskiy

Summary

Yefim Karskiy is a human[1]. Born in Laša[2], he… he was born on December 20, 1860[3]. He died in Saint Petersburg[4]. He died on April 29, 1931[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], dialectologist[7], philologist[8], and slavist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Yefim Karskiy was born in Laša[2].
  • Yefim Karskiy passed away in Saint Petersburg[4].
  • Yefim Karskiy was born on December 20, 1860[3].
  • Yefim Karskiy was born on January 1, 1860[11].
  • Yefim Karskiy was born on December 20, 1860[12].
  • Yefim Karskiy was born on January 1, 1861[13].
  • Yefim Karskiy died on April 29, 1931[5].
  • Yefim Karskiy died on January 1, 1931[14].
  • Yefim Karskiy is buried at Smolenskoye Orthodox Cemetery[15].
  • A child of Yefim Karskiy was Natallya Karskaya[16].
  • Yefim Karskiy held citizenship in Russian Empire[17].
  • Yefim Karskiy held citizenship in Soviet Union[18].
  • Yefim Karskiy's professions included linguist[6].
  • Yefim Karskiy worked as a dialectologist[7].
  • Yefim Karskiy's professions included philologist[8].
  • Yefim Karskiy's professions included slavist[9].
  • Yefim Karskiy's field of work was linguistics[19].
  • Yefim Karskiy's field of work was Slavic studies[20].
  • Yefim Karskiy's field of work was ethnography[21].
  • Yefim Karskiy's field of work was folkloristics[22].
  • Yefim Karskiy's field of work was palaeography[23].
  • Yefim Karskiy held the position of Rector of the University of Warsaw[24].
  • Among Yefim Karskiy's employers was Vilna Realschule[25].
  • Yefim Karskiy was employed by Imperial University of Warsaw[26].
  • Among Yefim Karskiy's employers was Rostov State University[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Laša[2], Yefim Karskiy… Recorded date of birth include December 20, 1860[3], January 1, 1860[11], and January 1, 1861[13].

Education

Educated at Minsk Theological Seminary[28], a seminary[29], in Belarus[30], founded in 1785[31] and Nizhyn Gogol State University[32], a university[33], in Ukraine[34], founded in 1805[35]. Yefim Karskiy's doctoral advisor was Roman Brandt[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], dialectologist[7], philologist[8], and slavist[9]. Fields of work include linguistics[19], an academic discipline[37]; Slavic studies[20], an academic discipline[38]; ethnography[21], an academic discipline[39]; folkloristics[22], a branch of anthropology[40]; and palaeography[23], an auxiliary science of history[41]. Employers include Vilna Realschule[25], a Realschule[42], in Russian Empire[43], founded in 1873[44]; Imperial University of Warsaw[26], an imperial universities of the Russian Empire[45], in Russian Empire[46], founded in 1869[47]; Rostov State University[27], a university[48], in Russian Empire[49], founded in 1915[50], headquartered in Rostov-on-Don[51]; Q13031618[52]; Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University[53], a university[54], in Belarus[55], founded in 1914[56], headquartered in Minsk[57]; and Kunstkamera[58], a museum[59], in Russia[60], founded in 1714[61], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[62]. Yefim Karskiy held the position of Rector of the University of Warsaw[24]. A notable student of him was Ściapan Niekraševič[63]. Doctoral students include Viktar Borkowski[64] and Ściapan Niekraševič[65].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class[66], a grade of an order[67], in Russian Empire[68]; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class[69], a grade of an order[70], in Russian Empire[71]; Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class[72], a grade of an order[73], in Russian Empire[74]; Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class[75], a grade of an order[76], in Russian Empire[77]; and Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class[78], a grade of an order[79], in Russian Empire[80].

Personal Life

A child of Yefim Karskiy was Natallya Karskaya[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 29, 1931[5] and January 1, 1931[14]. Yefim Karskiy passed away in Saint Petersburg[4]. He is buried at Smolenskoye Orthodox Cemetery[15].

Why It Matters

Yefim Karskiy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[81]

His notable doctoral advisees include Ściapan Niekraševič[82], a dialectologist[83], 1883–1937[84], of Russian Empire[85], specialised in linguistics[86].

FAQs

Where was Yefim Karskiy born?

Yefim Karskiy was born in Laša[2].

Where did Yefim Karskiy die?

Yefim Karskiy died in Saint Petersburg[4].

What did Yefim Karskiy do for work?

Yefim Karskiy worked as linguist[6], dialectologist[7], philologist[8], and slavist[9].

Where did Yefim Karskiy go to school?

Yefim Karskiy was educated at Minsk Theological Seminary[28] and Nizhyn Gogol State University[32].

What awards did Yefim Karskiy receive?

Honors received include Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class[66], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class[69], Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class[72], and Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class[75].

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    Place of birth Laša
    Educated at Minsk Theological Seminary, Nizhyn Gogol State University
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    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century
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