Korney Chukovsky
Korney Chukovsky · Arts & Literature
Poet / lyricist
1882, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (Russia) — 1969, Moscow, Soviet Union (Russia)
Russia
Korney Chukovsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet / lyricist
Korney Chukovsky was one of the most beloved Russian children's poets, author of classics like 'Crocodile' and 'Doctor Aybolit', and also an influential literary critic and translator. His verse shaped Russian children's literature for generations. Chukovsky was of documented partial Jewish ancestry through his father, Emmanuil Levenson; he was born out of wedlock to a Jewish father and a Ukrainian peasant mother.
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Poet / lyricist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists
