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Vasily Zhukovsky — Age & Birthday

Born: 29 January 1783 · Died: 12 April 1852 · Age at death: 69

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Vasily Zhukovsky died aged 69. He was born on 29 January 1783 and died on 12 April 1852.

Influential Romantic poet and tutor to the Russian imperial family

Did you know?He is credited with introducing the Romantic movement to Russian literature and translated many major European works into his native tongue.

Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (Russian: Василий Андреевич Жуковский; 9 February 1783 – 24 April 1852) was the foremost Russian poet of the 1810s and a leading figure in Russian literature in the first half of the 19th century.

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Age at death: 69
Years since death: 174

Born: January 29, 1783 · Mishenskoye (Belevsky district), Russia
Died: April 12, 1852
Nationality: Russian
Known for: Literature, Scholarship

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Spouse: Elizabeth Reitern
Children: Alexandra Zhukovskaya, Paul von Joukovski

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