Petro Hulak-Artemowskyj
Petro Hulak-Petrowytsch Artemowskyj ( Ukrainian Петро Петрович Гулак-Артемовський * January 16 jul. / 27. January 1790 greg. In Horodyshche , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire ; † October 1 jul. / 13. October 1865 greg. In Kharkov , Kharkov Governorate , Russian Empire) was a Ukrainian writer and translator.
Hulak-Artemowskyj studied at the theological seminary in Kiev and the University of Kharkov . In 1818 he became a lecturer in the Polish language and in 1825 professor of Russian history and geography. From 1841 to 1849 he was rector of the university.
Since 1817 Hulak-Artemowskyj published fables, poems, romantic ballads and parodies of the Odes of Horace . Herr und Hund , a satire on Russian serfdom , became famous . Editions of his collected works appeared in 1927 and 1958. Hulak-Artemowskyj was the uncle of the composer Semen Hulak-Artemowskyj .
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| SURNAME | Hulak-Artemowskyj, Petro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hulak-Artemowskyj, Petro Petrowytsch (full name); Гулак-Артемовський, Петро Петрович (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1790 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horodyschtsche , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 1865 |
| Place of death | Kharkov , Kharkov Governorate , Russian Empire |