About Valentin Avrorin
Lived 1907 – 1977 (aged 69). Valentin Avrorin was a Russian linguist and sociolinguist.
Valentin Aleksandrovich Avrorin (December 23 1907, Tambov - February 26 1977, Leningrad) was a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and an expert in languages. He was outstanding in the sphere of Tungusic languages, and was one of the active creators of the Nanai written language.
Biography He was born in Tambov, Russian Empire to a family of teachers. In 1930, graduated from the Faculty of History and Ethnology of the Saint Petersburg State University.
In 1956, defended PhD in Philology.
Professor, Department of General Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Novosibirsk State University, the first dean of the faculty.
June 26, 1964 elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.
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Who was Valentin Avrorin?
Russian language activist (1907–1977)
When was Valentin Avrorin born?
Valentin Avrorin was born on 10 December 1907 in Tambov.
When did Valentin Avrorin die?
Valentin Avrorin died on 26 February 1977 in Saint Petersburg.
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Valentin Avrorin was a linguist and sociolinguist.
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Valentin Avrorin was Russian.
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