Nikolay Ivanovich Gnedich was a Ukrainian-born Russian poet and translator best known for his translation of the Iliad (1807-29), which is still the standard one. He also wrote Don Corrado de Gerrera (1803), which has been called the first Russian Gothic novel.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1784 to 1833 · aged 49
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13 languages
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