Aleksandr Melnichuk
Soviet linguist (1921-1997)
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Summary
Aleksandr Melnichuk was born on July 12, 1921[1], in Pysarivka[2]. He died on March 19, 1997[3], in Kyiv[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], ukrainianist[6], and lexicographer[7]. He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1921[9]
- Date of death: 1997[10]
- Place of burial: Baikove Cemetery[11]
- Country of citizenship: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic[12], Soviet Union[13], Ukraine[14]
- Field of work: linguistics[15], Ukrainian[16], Ukrainian studies[17], Slavic[18], comparative linguistics[19], etymology science[20], lexicology[21]
- Employer: Potebnia Institute of Linguistics[22]
- Educated at: Faculty of Philology of the State University of Kyiv[23]
- Doctoral advisor: Leonid Bulakhovsky[24], Mykhailo Kalynovych[25]
- Student: Vitaliy Sklyarenko[26]
- Award received: Medal "For Courage"[27], Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class[28], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[29]
- Member of: Academy of Sciences of the USSR[30], National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine[31]
- Sex or gender: male[32]
- Member of political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union[33]
- Doctoral student: Vitaliy Sklyarenko[34]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences in Philology[35]
- Family name: Melnychuk[36]
- Given name: Oleksandr[37]
- Work location: Soviet Union[38]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Ukrainian[39], Russian[40]
- Name in native language: Олександр Савич Мельничук[41]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine[42]
FAQs
Where was Aleksandr Melnichuk born?
Aleksandr Melnichuk was born in Pysarivka[2].
Where did Aleksandr Melnichuk die?
Aleksandr Melnichuk died in Kyiv[4].
What did Aleksandr Melnichuk do for work?
Aleksandr Melnichuk worked as a linguist[5], ukrainianist[6], and lexicographer[7].
Where did Aleksandr Melnichuk go to school?
Aleksandr Melnichuk was educated at Faculty of Philology of the State University of Kyiv[23].
What awards did Aleksandr Melnichuk receive?
Honors received include Medal "For Courage"[27], Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class[28], and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[29].