About Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky
Lived 1847 – 1908 (aged 61). Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky was a Russian actor, theatre director, pedagogue and director.
Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky (Russian Александр Павлович Ленский; 1 (13) October 1847 – 13 (25) October 1908) was a Russian actor, director and theatrical educator. He was born in Kishinev (now Chişinău, Moldova). He was an outstanding figure of theatre under the Russian Empire. He was the illegitimate son of Prince Pavel Gagarin and singer Olga Vervitsioti. He made his debut in 1865 in Vladimir at the theater under the direction of Alexandra Chitau-Ogarieva. Lensky died in Moscow and is buried in Kaniv.
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Russian actor (1847–1908)
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Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky was born on 13 October 1847 in Chișinău.
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Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky died on 25 October 1908 in Moscow.
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Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky was an actor, theatre director, pedagogue and director.
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Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky was Russian.
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