Historical FigureMale
Taras Hryhorovyč Ševčenko
1814 – 1861
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryTaras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist and ethnographer. His literary heritage, in particular the poetry collection Kobzar, is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and to some degree also of the modern Ukrainian language. The significance of Shevchenko's creative genius for the Ukrainian and wider Slavic culture has led some to compare his figure to that of Robert Burns.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 25, 1814
Moryntsi
Date of death
March 10, 1861
Saint Petersburg
Citizenship
Russian Empire · Ukraine
Occupations & fields
painterpoetanthropologistartistwriterplaywright
Notable works
KobzarHaydamakyDream
- Field and occupation
- ukrajinský spisovateľ a maliar
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