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Kosta Khetagurov

1859 - 1906

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Kosta Levanovich Khetagurov (Ossetian: Хетæгкаты Леуаны фырт Къоста, romanized: Xetægkaty Lewany fyrt Khosta, Russian: Коста (Константин) Леванович Хетагуров; 15 October [O.S. 3 October] 1859 – 1 April [O.S. 19 March] 1906) was a national poet of the Ossetian people who is generally regarded as the founder of Ossetian literature. He was also a talented painter and a notable public benefactor. Khetagurov was born in the village of Nar in what is now Alagirsky District in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. He studied at the Stavropol Gymnasium from 1871 to 1881, and entered the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1881, but had to abandon his studies due to financial constraint in 1885. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kosta Khetagurov is the 3,194th most popular writer (up from 3,253rd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 128th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Georgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kosta Khetagurov ranks 3,194 out of 7,302. Before him are Panteleimon Kulish, Étienne Pivert de Senancour, Hamnet Shakespeare, Amos Tutuola, Gunnar Ekelöf, and Phylarchus. After him are Yakov Perelman, Géza Gárdonyi, Vincent Voiture, Henry Darger, René Huyghe, and Janosch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Kosta Khetagurov ranks 79. Before him are Anna Palm de Rosa, Aurel Stodola, Paja Jovanović, Jacques Loeb, Kostis Palamas, and Louis Majorelle. After him are Virginie Demont-Breton, Georgios Orphanidis, Karl Muck, Samuel Alexander, Belle Gunness, and Nikolay Gamaleya. Among people deceased in 1906, Kosta Khetagurov ranks 44. Before him are Carlos Pellegrini, Béhanzin, Kodama Gentarō, Jean Lorrain, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, and Josephine Butler. After him are Georges Rayet, Alfred Stevens, Martin Wegelius, Johann Most, Marin Drinov, and Todor Burmov.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Kosta Khetagurov ranks 127 out of 406. Before him are Irakli Kobakhidze (1978), Solomon II of Imereti (1772), Benjamin Markarian (1913), Alexander Svanidze (1886), Mikheil Chiaureli (1894), and Koca Yusuf Pasha (1730). After him are Galaktion Tabidze (1891), Revaz Dzodzuashvili (1945), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (2001), Sauromaces I of Iberia (-250), Dimitri Uznadze (1886), and Teimuraz II of Kakheti (1700).

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Among WRITERS In Georgia

Among writers born in Georgia, Kosta Khetagurov ranks 16. Before him are Nikoloz Baratashvili (1817), Alexander Kazbegi (1848), Vazha-Pshavela (1861), Roy Medvedev (1925), Grigol Abashidze (1914), and Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893). After him are Galaktion Tabidze (1891), Teimuraz II of Kakheti (1700), George the Hagiorite (1009), Mikheil Javakhishvili (1880), Merab Kostava (1939), and Irakli Abashidze (1909).

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