Alexander Skabichevsky
Alexander Skabichevsky | |
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Skabichevsky in 1895 | |
| Born | September 27, 1838 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 11, 1911 (aged 72) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Occupation | literary historian, critic, memoirist |
| Years active | 1859-early 1900s |
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Alexander Mikhailovich Skabichevsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Скабиче́вский, September 27 (o.s., 15), 1838, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – January 11, 1911, o.s., December 29, 1910) was a Russian literary historian, critic and memoirist, part of the Narodnik movement, best known for his series of biographies of the 19th century Russian writers.