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Korney Chukovsky

1882 - 1969

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Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky (Russian: Корне́й Ива́нович Чуко́вский, IPA: [kɐrˈnʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ tɕʊˈkofskʲɪj] ; 31 March NS 1882 – 28 October 1969) was one of the most popular children's poets in the Russian language. His catchy rhythms, inventive rhymes and absurd characters have invited comparisons with the American children's author Dr. Seuss. Chukovsky's poems Tarakanische ("The Monster Cockroach"), Krokodil ("Crocodile"), Telefon ("The Telephone"), Chukokkala, and Moydodyr ("Wash-'em-Clean") have been favorites with many generations of Russophone children. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Korney Chukovsky is the 1,536th most popular writer (down from 1,401st in 2019), the 532nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 500th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Korney Chukovsky ranks 1,536 out of 7,302. Before him are Qiu Chuji, Per Olov Enquist, Ausiàs March, Osvaldo Moles, Mukhtar Auezov, and Karin Boye. After him are Henri de Régnier, Edmond François Valentin About, Kate Atkinson, Aksel Sandemose, Guido Adler, and Seamus Heaney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Korney Chukovsky ranks 83. Before him are Ernst von Weizsäcker, Joaquín Turina, Lucien Petit-Breton, Artur Schnabel, Yoshijirō Umezu, and Natalia Sedova. After him are Hugh S. Johnson, Max Decugis, Kimon Georgiev, Husband E. Kimmel, Eduard Spranger, and Germaine Dulac. Among people deceased in 1969, Korney Chukovsky ranks 58. Before him are Ernest Ansermet, Grażyna Bacewicz, Artur da Costa e Silva, Radivoj Korać, Dragiša Cvetković, and Eberhard von Mackensen. After him are Wilhelm Backhaus, Raymond A. Spruance, Markian Popov, Jiří Trnka, Kimon Georgiev, and Prince Konrad of Bavaria.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Korney Chukovsky ranks 532 out of 3,761. Before him are Chaim Rumkowski (1877), Yuriy Yekhanurov (1948), Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714), Valeri Polyakov (1942), Elem Klimov (1933), and Ales Bialiatski (1962). After him are Vladimir Arsenyev (1872), Mikhail Fradkov (1950), Alexander Pokryshkin (1913), Nicholas of Japan (1836), Marina Raskova (1912), and Vladimir Bukovsky (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Korney Chukovsky ranks 66. Before him are Elsa Triolet (1896), Sergey Mikhalkov (1913), Salawat Yulayev (1754), Viktor Suvorov (1947), Vasily Shukshin (1929), and Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714). After him are John of Kronstadt (1829), Konstantin Simonov (1915), Aleksandr Kuprin (1870), Konstantin Paustovsky (1892), Denis Fonvizin (1745), and Lilya Brik (1891).

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