WRITER

Mikhail Kheraskov

1733 - 1807

Mikhail Kheraskov

Mikhail Matveyevich Kheraskov (Russian: Михаи́л Матве́евич Хера́сков; 5 November [O.S. 25 October] 1733 – 9 October [O.S. 27 September] 1807) was a Russian poet and playwright. A leading figure of the Russian Enlightenment, Kheraskov was regarded as the most important Russian poet by Catherine the Great and her contemporaries. Kheraskov's father was a Wallachian boyar who settled in Ukraine. Patronized by his Freemason friends, Mikhail furthered his education abroad and was appointed dean of the Moscow University in 1763 at the age of 30. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikhail Kheraskov is the 4,799th most popular writer (down from 4,762nd in 2019), the 738th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 736th in 2019) and the 106th most popular Ukrainian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mikhail Kheraskov ranks 4,799 out of 7,302. Before him are François Weyergans, Nélida Piñon, Florence Delay, Iakob Gogebashvili, Christian Lassen, and Georgi Gospodinov. After him are Rosa Chacel, Sevasti Qiriazi, Max Beerbohm, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Béla Illés, and Rube Goldberg.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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François Weyergans
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 4,793
Nélida Piñon
1937 - 2022
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 4,794
Florence Delay
1941 - 2025
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 4,795
Iakob Gogebashvili
1840 - 1912
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 4,796
Christian Lassen
1800 - 1876
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 4,797
Georgi Gospodinov
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 4,798
Mikhail Kheraskov
1733 - 1807
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 4,799
Rosa Chacel
1898 - 1994
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 4,800
Sevasti Qiriazi
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 4,801
Max Beerbohm
1872 - 1956
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 4,802
Maria Aurèlia Capmany
1918 - 1991
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 4,803
Béla Illés
1895 - 1974
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 4,804
Rube Goldberg
1883 - 1970
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 4,805

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1733, Mikhail Kheraskov ranks 21. Before him are Philip Carteret, Maruyama Ōkyo, Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Ismail III, Adam Naruszewicz, and János Sajnovics. After him are Richard Kirwan, Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, and Philip Schuyler. Among people deceased in 1807, Mikhail Kheraskov ranks 26. Before him are Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Alexander Ypsilantis, Franciszek Smuglewicz, Sophie von La Roche, Joseph Brant, and Johann III Bernoulli. After him are Oliver Ellsworth, Clara Reeve, Louise du Pierry, John Opie, Abraham Baldwin, and Alexander Martin.

Others Born in 1733

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Philip Carteret
EXPLORER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 15
Maruyama Ōkyo
PAINTER
1733 - 1795
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 16
Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1806
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 17
Ismail III
NOBLEMAN
1733 - 1773
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 18
Adam Naruszewicz
WRITER
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 19
János Sajnovics
LINGUIST
1733 - 1785
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 20
Mikhail Kheraskov
WRITER
1733 - 1807
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 21
Richard Kirwan
GEOLOGIST
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 22
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1800
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 23
Philip Schuyler
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1804
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 24

Others Deceased in 1807

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Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1807
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 20
Alexander Ypsilantis
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1807
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 21
Franciszek Smuglewicz
PAINTER
1745 - 1807
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 22
Sophie von La Roche
WRITER
1730 - 1807
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 23
Joseph Brant
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1807
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 24
Johann III Bernoulli
ASTRONOMER
1744 - 1807
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 25
Mikhail Kheraskov
WRITER
1733 - 1807
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 26
Oliver Ellsworth
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1807
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 27
Clara Reeve
WRITER
1729 - 1807
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 28
Louise du Pierry
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1807
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 29
John Opie
PAINTER
1761 - 1807
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 30
Abraham Baldwin
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1807
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 31
Alexander Martin
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1807
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 32