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Anton Delvig
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Russian journalist and poet (1798-1831)
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Anton Antonovich Delvig was a Russian baron, journalist, poet, translator, and writer. Born in Moscow in 1798, he was educated at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum and later employed by the National Library of Russia. He wrote in Russian and also spoke German.
Delvig died of typhus in Saint Petersburg in 1831. His body was buried at Tikhvin Cemetery following natural causes. His notable work is titled *Sochinenii︠a︡: Sochineniia*. He is described in the *Nordisk familjebok*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, and the *Russian Biographical Dictionary*.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1798 births, 1831 deaths and 19th-century male writers from the Russian Empire.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Sochinenii︠a︡: Sochineniia
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Key facts
- Born
- 17 August [ O.S. 6 August ] 1798, Moscow , Russia
- Died
- 26 January [ O.S. 14 January ] 1831, St. Petersburg , Russia
- Education
- Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum
- Occupations
- Poet journalist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum
- Employer
- National Library of Russia
- Languages spoken
- German
- Noble title
- baron
- Official website
- www.a-delvig.ru
- Image
- PGRS 2 029 Delvig - crop.jpg
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- Commons category
- Anton Delvig
- date of birth
- 1798-08-17
- date of death
- 1831-01-26
- place of burial
- Tikhvin Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- typhus
- writing language
- Russian
- name in native language
- Антон Дельвиг
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Encyclopedic overview
Baron Anton Antonovich Delvig (17 August [O.S. 6 August] 1798 – 26 January [O.S. 14 January] 1831) was a Russian poet and journalist of Baltic German descent.
Early life
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