About Grigory Gukovsky
Lived 1902 – 1950 (aged 47). Grigory Gukovsky was a Russian literary historian, literary critic, literary scholar and university teacher.
Grigory Alexandrovich Gukovsky (; 1 May 1902, in Saint Petersburg – 2 April 1950, in Moscow) was a Russian Formalist literary historian and scholar whose work at the Pushkin House led to the rediscovery of 18th-century Russian literature.
Gukovsky's wife Natalia Rykova (1898–1928) was Anna Akhmatova's close friend. She died in childbirth. Their daughter Natalia Dolinina (1928–1979) wrote a number of books for children. Gukovsky's disciples include Juri Lotman.
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Who was Grigory Gukovsky?
literary critic (1902–1950)
When was Grigory Gukovsky born?
Grigory Gukovsky was born on 19 April 1902 in Odesa.
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Grigory Gukovsky died on 2 April 1950 in Moscow.
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Grigory Gukovsky was a literary historian, literary critic, literary scholar and university teacher.
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Grigory Gukovsky was Russian.
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