Evgenia Tur
Evgenia Tur | |
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Portrait by Pimen Orlov, 1847 | |
| Full name | Countess Elizaveta Vasilyevna Salias De Tournemire |
| Born | Elizaveta Vasilyevna Sukhovo-Kobylina 24 August 1815 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 27 March 1892 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Noble family | Sukhovo-Kobylina |
| Spouse(s) | Count Andrey Salias de Tournemire |
| Issue | Evgeny Salias De Tournemire Maria Andreevna Salias de Tournemire Olga Andreevna Salias de Tournemire |
| Father | Vasily Sukhovo-Kobylin |
| Mother | Maria Ivanovna Shepeleva |
| Occupation | Author |
Evgeniia Tur (Russian: Евге́ния Тур; 24 August 1815 – 27 March 1892) was a Russian writer, children's writer, critic, editor, journalist, publisher, salon hostess, and translator. Evgeniia Tur was the penname for Elizaveta Vasilyevna Sukhovo-Kobylina, who became Countess Elizaveta Vasilyevna Salias De Tournemire after marrying Count Andrey Salias de Tournemire. Evgeniia Tur had several accomplished relatives: Tur's son Evgeny Salias De Tournemire was a novelist, Tur's brother Alexsandr Sukhovo-Kobylin was a playwright and dramatist, and Tur's sister Sofia Sukhovo-Kobylina was a painter.