About N. P. Dyrenkova
Lived 1899 – 1941 (aged 42). N. P. Dyrenkova was a Russian ethnologist.
Nadezhda Petrovna Dyrenkova (; 31 May 1899 - 28 October 1941) was a Soviet ethnographer, Turkic linguist, and folklorist.
Biography Dyrenkova was born on 31 May 1899 in the village Sosninka in Novgorod guberniya to a family of lumberjacks.
Dyrenkova died at her desk during the Siege of Leningrad in 1941. She had been ill from a severe sunburn contracted during fieldwork in 1932, and also contracted pneumonia shortly before her death.
Nicholas Poppe included Dyrenkova on a list of 29 outstanding Turkologists.
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Who was N. P. Dyrenkova?
Russian linguist (1899–1941)
When was N. P. Dyrenkova born?
N. P. Dyrenkova was born on 31 May 1899.
When did N. P. Dyrenkova die?
N. P. Dyrenkova died on 28 October 1941 in Saint Petersburg.
What was N. P. Dyrenkova's occupation?
N. P. Dyrenkova was an ethnologist.
What nationality was N. P. Dyrenkova?
N. P. Dyrenkova was Russian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Nadezhda Petrovna Dyrenkova
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