Pyotr Yefremov
| Pyotr Alexandrovich Yefremov | |
|---|---|
 Pyotr Yefremov in the 1890s | |
| Born |
Pyotr Alexandrovich Yefremov Пётр Александрович Ефремов November 17, 1830 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died |
January 8, 1908 (aged 77) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Occupation |
publisher editor essayist literary historian |
| Years active | 1857s - 1900s |
Pyotr Alexandrovich Yefremov (Russian: Пётр Александрович Ефремов, born November 17 (O.S., 2), 1830, Moscow, Russian Empire, - died January 8, 1908 [O.S. December 26, 1907], Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian literary historian, publisher, editor and essayist whose works were published regularly by Sovremennik (where he debuted in 1857), Otechestvennye Zapiski, Russky Arkhiv, Russkaya Starina, Istorichesky Vestnik, newspapers Golos, Novoye Vremya, Russkiye Vedomosti. In 1864-1865 he edited the Knizhny Vestnik (The Books Herald) magazine. Praised as one of the most competent literary scholars of the 19th century, Pyotr Yefremov compiled, edited and published the series of The Works of: D.I.Fonvizin (1866), V.I.Maykov (1867), A.D.Kantemir (1867-1868), Vladimir Lukin (1868), Bogdan Yelchaninov (1868), A.N.Radishchev (1872, Saint Petersburg; banned), K.F.Ryleyev (1872, 1874), M.Yu.Lermontov (1873, 1880, 1887, 1889, also the Early Dramas compilation, 1880), V.A.Zhukovsky (1878, 1885), A.S.Pushkin (1880, 1882, 1905, plus two Yevgeny Onegin editions, 1874, 1882), A.I.Polezhayev (1889). He is credited with having discovered, published and written analytical essays on numerous hitherto unknown autographs by classics like Pushkin, Ryleyev, Lermontov, Radishchev, Fonvizin, Zhukovsky.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Pyotr Alexandrovich Yefremov". Russian Biographical Dictionary / Brockhaus & Efron Dictionary. 1911. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ Pyotr Alexandrovich Yefremov (2000). "Pyotr Alexandrovich Yefremov". dic.academic.ru/ The Great Encyclopedic Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-01-13.