langs: 17 февраля [ru] / february 17 [en] / 17. februar [de] / 17 février [fr] / 17 febbraio [it] / 17 de febrero [es]
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#1 Vladimir Minorsky
Vladimir Fyodorovich Minorsky ( Russian : Владимир Фёдорович Минорский ; February 17 [ O.S. February 5 ] 1877 – March 25, 1966) was a Russian Orientalist best known for his contributions to the study of Persian , Lurish and Kurdish history, geography, literature, and culture. This article need
- Vladimir Fyodorovich Minorsky ( Russian : Владимир Фёдорович Минорский ; february 17 [ O.S. February 5 ] 1877 – March 25, 1966) was a Russian Orientalist best known for his contribution ...
- ... eds additional citations for verification . ( December 2018 ) Vladimir Minorsky Born ( 1877-02-17 ) 17 february 1877 Korcheva , Russian Empire Died 25 March 1966 (1966-03-25) (aged 89) Cambridgeshire , England R ...
#2 Matija Barl
Matija Barl (17 February 1940 – 3 August 2018) was a Slovenian actor , producer and translator . In 1962 he founded and organized the first, oldest and most important Slovenian music festival called Slovenska popevka . Slovenian actor, producer, and translator (1940–2018) This article needs addition
- Matija Barl ( 17 february 1940 – 3 August 2018) was a Slovenian actor , producer and translator . In 1962 he founded and orga ...
- ... citations for verification . ( August 2018 ) Matija Barl Barl as Kekec in 1951 Born ( 1940-02-17 ) 17 february 1940 Ljubljana , Yugoslavia Died 3 August 2018 (2018-08-03) (aged 78) Marezige , Slovenia Occupatio ...
#3 Maurice Pope (linguist)
Maurice Wildon Montague Pope (17 February 1926 – 1 August 2019) was a British linguist, specialist in Classical studies and antiquity, one of leading researchers of the Cretan script Linear A. [1] British linguist (1926–2019) Maurice Pope Born ( 1926-02-17 ) February 17, 1926 Died August 1, 2019 (20
- ... rs of the Cretan script Linear A. [1] British linguist (1926–2019) Maurice Pope Born ( 1926-02-17 ) february 17, 1926 Died August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01) (aged 93) Alma mater Sherborne School , University of Cambrid ...
- Maurice Wildon Montague Pope ( 17 february 1926 – 1 August 2019) was a British linguist, specialist in Classical studies and antiquity, one of ...
#4 Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord
Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord (December 3, 1810 – November 23, 1879) was an American planter and author from South Carolina , best known as a political essayist. McCord, the daughter of Langdon Cheves , was born in 1810, in South Carolina . She was educated in Philadelphia . In 1840, she married Dav
- ... y there came from second Manassas the news that her son, Cheves McCord, had died. On the morning of february 17, 1865, McCord was warned about the invasion of her city. During the occupation of the city by Sherma ...
#5 J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL ( / ˈ r uː l ˈ t ɒ l k iː n / , ROOL TOL -keen ; [lower-alpha 1] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist , and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings . English philologis
- ... worked. Tolkien had one sibling, his younger brother, Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien , who was born on 17 february 1894. [8] As a child, Tolkien was bitten by a large baboon spider in the garden, an event some beli ...
#6 Marion Frances Chevalier
Marion Frances Chevalier (January 21, 1902 – February 17, 1990) [1] was a philologist best known for her discovery in the Bibliothèque d'Orléans of The Adventures and Marriage of Panurge , a play by Pousset de Montauban that had remained unknown for 250 years, even though it was the first drama deri
- Marion Frances Chevalier (January 21, 1902 – february 17, 1990) [1] was a philologist best known for her discovery in the Bibliothèque d'Orléans of The Adven ...
#7 Grigor Ghapantsyan
Grigor Ghapantsyan ( Kapantsian , Armenian : Գրիգոր Ղափանցյան , 1887 - 1957) was an Armenian historian, orientalist, linguist and philologist, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Armenia , Honored Scientist of the Armenian SSR. [1]
- ... Sciences of Armenia , Honored Scientist of the Armenian SSR. [1] BIOGRAPHY Ghapantsyan was born on february 17, 1887 in Ashtarak . He received primary education in Ashtarak, then studied in Saint Petersburg . In ...
#8 Irene Reed
Irene Reed (Yup'ik: Iitaruaq ; February 17, 1931 – March 5, 2005), was an American anthropologist, linguist and educator, central in preserving and promoting the Yup'ik language in Alaska . American anthropologist, linguist and educator Irene Reed Born Elma Irene Reed February 17, 1931 [1] Automba,
- Irene Reed (Yup'ik: Iitaruaq ; february 17, 1931 – March 5, 2005), was an American anthropologist, linguist and educator, central in preserving ...
- ... language in Alaska . American anthropologist, linguist and educator Irene Reed Born Elma Irene Reed february 17, 1931 [1] Automba, Minnesota Died March 5, 2005 Automba, Minnesota Nationality American Education Ma ...
- ... n ; University of Alaska Fairbanks BIOGRAPHY Elma Irene Reed was born to Rev. Matt and Edna Reed on february 17, 1931, and grew up in Automba, Minnesota . She came from a large family with sisters Gladys, LaVerne ...
#9 Micah Joseph Lebensohn
Micah Joseph Lebensohn ( Hebrew : מיכה יוסף הכהן לעבענזאָהן , romanized : Mikhah Yosef ha-Kohen Lebenzohn ; (2 February 1828 – 17 February 1852), also known by the pen name Mikhal ( מיכ״ל ), was one of the foremost poets and translators of the Haskalah in Vilna . [2] [3] He is best known for his i
- ... brew : מיכה יוסף הכהן לעבענזאָהן , romanized : Mikhah Yosef ha-Kohen Lebenzohn ; (2 February 1828 – 17 february 1852), also known by the pen name Mikhal ( מיכ״ל ), was one of the foremost poets and translators o ...
- ... oseph Lebensohn Born ( 1828-02-02 ) 2 February 1828 Vilna , Vilna Governorate , Russian Empire Died 17 february 1852 (1852-02-17) (aged 24) Vilna, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire Pen name Mikhal Occupation Poe ...
- ... urned to Vilna in 1850, where he lived until his death shortly after his twenty-fourth birthday, on 17 february 1852. His last poem, Ha-tefilah ('Prayer'), is dedicated to 'Prayer, Daughter of Hearts'. [10] LITE ...
#10 Sadegh Hedayat
Sadegh Hedayat ( Persian : صادق هدایت Persian pronunciation: [ˈsɑːdɛq ɛ hɛdɑːˈjæt] listen ( help · info ) ; 17 February 1903 – 9 April 1951) was an Iranian writer and translator. Best known for his novel The Blind Owl , he was one of the earliest Iranian writers to adopt literary modernism in th
- ... edayat ( Persian : صادق هدایت Persian pronunciation: [ˈsɑːdɛq ɛ hɛdɑːˈjæt] listen ( help · info ) ; 17 february 1903 – 9 April 1951) was an Iranian writer and translator. Best known for his novel The Blind Owl , ...
- ... yat The last photograph he posted from Paris to his relatives in Tehran. (1951) Born ( 1903-02-17 ) 17 february 1903 Tehran , Imperial Iran Died 9 April 1951 (1951-04-09) (aged 48) Paris, France Resting place Pè ...
#11 James Macpherson
James Macpherson ( Gaelic : Seumas MacMhuirich or Seumas Mac a' Phearsain ; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poems. [ citation needed ] For other people with similar names, see Ja
- James Macpherson ( Gaelic : Seumas MacMhuirich or Seumas Mac a' Phearsain ; 27 October 1736 – 17 february 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of ...
- ... (disambiguation) . James Macpherson Born 27 October 1736 Ruthven , Inverness-shire , Scotland Died 17 february 1796 (aged 59) Belville, Inverness-shire, Scotland Occupation Poet, translator Alma mater Marischal ...
#12 Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) [2] was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours ; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour [3] (1598), Volpon
- ... lure; Jonson revised it by placing the anti-masque first, turning it into: For the Honour of Wales ( 17 february 1618; printed 1641) News from the New World Discovered in the Moon (7 January 1620: printed 1641) T ...
#13 Gabriel Turville-Petre
Edward Oswald Gabriel Turville-Petre FBA (25 March 1908 – 17 February 1978) was an English philologist who specialized in Old Norse studies . English philologist Gabriel Turville-Petre Turville-Petre in 1972 Born ( 1908-03-25 ) 25 March 1908 Leicestershire , England Died 17 February 1978 (1978-02-17
- Edward Oswald Gabriel Turville-Petre FBA (25 March 1908 – 17 february 1978) was an English philologist who specialized in Old Norse studies . English philologist Gabriel ...
- ... rville-Petre Turville-Petre in 1972 Born ( 1908-03-25 ) 25 March 1908 Leicestershire , England Died 17 february 1978 (1978-02-17) (aged 69) Oxford , England Nationality English Spouse Joan Elizabeth Blomfield ...
- ... long life of passionate study. [1] [22] DEATH AND LEGACY Turville-Petre died of cancer in Oxford on 17 february 1978. He bequeathed his personal library to the English Faculty Library of Oxford University (Icela ...
#14 Yuri Andreyevich Smirnov
Yuri Andreyevich Smirnov ( Russian : Юрий Андреевич Смирнов , usually initialized as Ю.А. Смирнов , 12 March 1923 – 17 February 1984) was a Soviet linguist. Smirnov was born in Vladikavkaz in March 1923, and, after finishing college, he joined the army. After the Second World War he left the army an
- ... Smirnov ( Russian : Юрий Андреевич Смирнов , usually initialized as Ю.А. Смирнов , 12 March 1923 – 17 february 1984) was a Soviet linguist. Smirnov was born in Vladikavkaz in March 1923, and, after finishing co ...
#15 Celia Logan
Celia Logan (December 17, 1837 – June 18, 1904) was an American actress, playwright, and writer, and a member of the Logan family of actors and writers. She became a correspondent of American journals and wrote for magazines. During the American Civil War , she resided in Milan , Italy, translating
- ... er. While in London, she was acquainted with author Charles Reade , who encouraged her to write. On february 17, 1858, she married painter and art collector Miner Kilbourne Kellogg , more than 20 years her senior ...
#16 Lyubov Sirota
Lyubov Makarivna Sirota ( Ukrainian : Любов Макарівна Сирота ; born June 21, 1956) is a Ukrainian poet, writer, playwright, journalist and translator. As a former inhabitant of the city of Pripyat and an eyewitness (and victim) of the Chernobyl disaster , she has devoted a great part of her creative
- ... A FILM STORY Kindle Edition by Lyubov Sirota; Language: English, ASIN: B08WX8D7BY Publication date: february 17, 2021 File Size: 447 KB Print Length: 311 pages THE PRIPYAT SYNDROME: A FILM STORY Paperback – Febru ...
#17 Arthur Terry
Arthur Hubert Terry (17 February 1927 – 24 January 2004) was an English philologist, critic and translator, who was an expert in Catalan literature , and one of the best experts on Joan Maragall . He was Professor of Spanish at Queen's University Belfast (1962 – 73) and Professor of Literature at th
- Arthur Hubert Terry ( 17 february 1927 – 24 January 2004) was an English philologist, critic and translator, who was an expert in Cat ...
#18 Eric P. Hamp
Eric Pratt Hamp (November 16, 1920 – February 17, 2019) was an American linguist widely respected as a leading authority on Indo-European linguistics , with particular interests in Celtic languages and Albanian . Unlike many Indo-Europeanists, who work entirely on the basis of written materials, he
- Eric Pratt Hamp (November 16, 1920 – february 17, 2019) was an American linguist widely respected as a leading authority on Indo-European linguistics ...
- ... erican linguist (1920–2019) Eric Pratt Hamp Stamp Born November 16, 1920 London, England, U.K. Died february 17, 2019 (2019-02-17) (aged 98) Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. Nationality American Occupation Linguist ...
#19 Akram Pedramnia
Akram Pedramnia (Persian: اکرم پدرامنیا ) (February 17, 1969) is an Iranian-Canadian writer, translator, Joycean scholar, [1] researcher, activist, and physician. She has written, researched, and translated many English novels and political articles. She resides in Canada since 1998 when she had em
- Akram Pedramnia (Persian: اکرم پدرامنیا ) ( february 17, 1969) is an Iranian-Canadian writer, translator, Joycean scholar, [1] researcher, activist, and phy ...
- ... icles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions. ( August 2019 ) Akram Pedramnia Born ( 1969-02-17 ) february 17, 1969 (age 53) Iran Occupation Writer, researcher, translator, joycean scholar and physician Citizen ...
#20 Ōtsuki Fumihiko
Ōtsuki Fumihiko ( 大槻 文彦 , December 22, 1847 – February 17, 1928) was a Japanese lexicographer , linguist , and historian . He is best known for two Japanese-language dictionaries that he edited, Genkai ( 言海 , "sea of words", 1891) and its successor Daigenkai ( 大言海 , "great sea of words", 1932–1937),
- Ōtsuki Fumihiko ( 大槻 文彦 , December 22, 1847 – february 17, 1928) was a Japanese lexicographer , linguist , and historian . He is best known for two Japanese-l ...
- ... grammar . Ōtsuki Fumihiko Ōtsuki Fumihiko Born ( 1847-12-22 ) December 22, 1847 Tokyo , Japan Died february 17, 1928 (1928-02-17) (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan Nationality Japanese Occupation Linguist, Lexicographer In ...