Nikolaï Antsiferov

historian, local historian and writer (1889–1958)
Person human Q4067792
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Summary

Nikolaï Antsiferov was born on July 30, 1889[1], in Уманська волость[2]. He died on September 2, 1958[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a cultural studies scholar[5], historian[6], local historian[7], and ethnologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Vagankovo Cemetery[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[11], Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[12], Soviet Union[13]
  • Native language: Russian[14]
  • Field of work: culturology[15], history[16], local history[17]
  • Employer: State Institute for Art Studies[18], Центральное бюро краеведения[19], National Library of Russia[20]
  • Educated at: Первая киевская гимназия[21], Imperial St. Petersburg University[22]
  • Member of: Voskresenie[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Academic degree: candidate of philology[25]
  • Family name: Antsiferov[26]
  • Given name: Nikolay[27]
  • Described by source: Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century[28], NLR Employees[29], Faces of Moscow[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[31]
  • Name in native language: Николай Павлович Анциферов[32]

Why It Matters

Nikolaï Antsiferov has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Nikolaï Antsiferov born?

Nikolaï Antsiferov's place of birth was Уманська волость[2].

Where did Nikolaï Antsiferov die?

Nikolaï Antsiferov died in Moscow[4].

What did Nikolaï Antsiferov do for work?

Nikolaï Antsiferov worked as a cultural studies scholar[5], historian[6], local historian[7], and ethnologist[8].

Where did Nikolaï Antsiferov go to school?

Nikolaï Antsiferov was educated at Первая киевская гимназия[21] and Imperial St. Petersburg University[22].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Historian of the Zoological Museum Anatoly E. Serebryakov (1890–1938). wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . NLR Employees. wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Academic degree → candidate of philology
    Given name → Nikolay
    Field of work → culturology, history, local history
    Family name → Antsiferov
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