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Samuil Marshak

1887 - 1964

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Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Marchak) (Russian: Самуил Яковлевич Маршак; 3 November [O.S. 22 October] 1887 – 4 July 1964) was a Soviet writer of Belarusian Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages. Maxim Gorky proclaimed Marshak to be "the founder of Russia's (Soviet) children's literature". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuil Marshak is the 2,420th most popular writer (down from 2,188th in 2019), the 827th most popular biography from Russia (down from 800th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Samuil Marshak ranks 2,420 out of 7,302. Before him are Al-Sharif al-Radi, Alexander Fadeyev, Renaud Camus, James Boswell, Esaias Tegnér, and Marius Aventicensis. After him are Antiochus Kantemir, Isaac Alfasi, Lucilius Junior, Paschasius Radbertus, Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, and Irvine Welsh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Samuil Marshak ranks 104. Before him are Antanas Merkys, Mario Roatta, Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Georg Heym, Lil Dagover, and Prince Yasuhiko Asaka. After him are Josef Frings, Edelmiro Julián Farrell, Alvin Hansen, Walter Ruttmann, Louise Arner Boyd, and Norman L. Bowen. Among people deceased in 1964, Samuil Marshak ranks 76. Before him are Franz Alexander, Jean Fautrier, Wanda Wasilewska, Anna Vyrubova, Julius Raab, and Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann. After him are Flaminio Bertoni, Hugo Koblet, Hermann Breith, Rauf Orbay, Jean Ray, and Ben Hecht.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Samuil Marshak ranks 827 out of 3,761. Before him are Eero Järnefelt (1863), Andrey II of Vladimir (1222), Vasily Aksyonov (1932), Natalia Makarova (1940), Alexander Fadeyev (1901), and Aleksandr Dvornikov (1961). After him are Inna Churikova (1943), Nikolai Korotkov (1874), Anatoli Papanov (1922), Malyuta Skuratov (1600), Pavel Tretyakov (1832), and Nikolai Amosov (1913).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Samuil Marshak ranks 99. Before him are Andrey Kurbsky (1528), Afanasy Fet (1820), Musa Cälil (1906), Andrei Voznesensky (1933), Vasily Aksyonov (1932), and Alexander Fadeyev (1901). After him are Tanya Savicheva (1930), Konstantin Balmont (1867), Ivan Yefremov (1908), Sergey Aksakov (1791), Gennadiy Aygi (1934), and Nikolay Kostomarov (1817).

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