Yevgeny Polivanov

Soviet linguist and orientalist (1891–1938)
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Yevgeny Polivanov
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Yevgeny Polivanov

Summary

Yevgeny Polivanov is a human[1]. Born in Smolensk[2], he… he was born on February 28, 1891[3]. He died in Kommunarka shooting ground[4]. He died on January 25, 1938[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], sociolinguist[7], literary scholar[8], orientalist[9], and man of letters[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Smolensk[2], Yevgeny Polivanov…
  • Yevgeny Polivanov died in Kommunarka shooting ground[4].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov was born on February 28, 1891[3].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov was born on 1891[12].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov died on January 25, 1938[5].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov died on 1938[13].
  • Burial took place at Kommunarka shooting ground[14].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov's father was Q123739431[15].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov held citizenship in Russian Empire[16].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov held citizenship in Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[17].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov held citizenship in Soviet Union[18].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov's professions included linguist[6].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov's professions included sociolinguist[7].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov worked as a literary scholar[8].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov's professions included orientalist[9].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov worked as a man of letters[10].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov's field of work was linguistics[19].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov's field of work was sociolinguistics[20].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov's field of work was literary studies[21].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov's field of work was oriental languages[22].
  • Among Yevgeny Polivanov's employers was Saint Petersburg State University[23].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov was employed by National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek[24].
  • Among Yevgeny Polivanov's employers was Far Eastern Federal University[25].
  • Yevgeny Polivanov was employed by Communist University of the Toilers of the East[26].
  • Among Yevgeny Polivanov's employers was Russian association of social sciences research institutes[27].

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Origins and Family

Yevgeny Polivanov's place of birth was Smolensk[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 28, 1891[3] and 1891[12]. His father was Q123739431[15].

Education

Yevgeny Polivanov's education included a stint at Saint Petersburg State University[28]. He studied under Jan Baudouin de Courtenay[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], sociolinguist[7], literary scholar[8], orientalist[9], and man of letters[10]. Fields of work include linguistics[19], an academic discipline[30]; sociolinguistics[20], an academic discipline[31]; literary studies[21], an academic discipline[32]; and oriental languages[22], an academic discipline[33]. Employers include Saint Petersburg State University[23], a public university[34], in Russia[35], founded in 1724[36], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[37]; National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek[24], a public university[38], in Uzbekistan[39], founded in 1918[40]; Far Eastern Federal University[25], a federal university[41], in Russia[42], founded in 1899[43], headquartered in Vladivostok[44]; Communist University of the Toilers of the East[26], a university[45], in Soviet Union[46], founded in 1921[47], headquartered in Moscow[48]; and Russian association of social sciences research institutes[27], an institute[49], in Soviet Union[50], founded in 1924[51].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Yevgeny Polivanov is Polivanov system[52]. Things named for him include Polivanov system[53], an orthographic transcription[54].

Personal Life

Yevgeny Polivanov was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[55].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 25, 1938[5] and 1938[13]. Yevgeny Polivanov died in Kommunarka shooting ground[4]. The cause of death was execution by shooting[56]. He is buried at Kommunarka shooting ground[14].

Why It Matters

Yevgeny Polivanov has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Entities named for him include Polivanov system[53], an orthographic transcription[54].

FAQs

Where was Yevgeny Polivanov born?

Yevgeny Polivanov's place of birth was Smolensk[2].

Where did Yevgeny Polivanov die?

Yevgeny Polivanov died in Kommunarka shooting ground[4].

Who were Yevgeny Polivanov's parents?

Yevgeny Polivanov's father was Q123739431[15].

What did Yevgeny Polivanov do for work?

Yevgeny Polivanov worked as linguist[6], sociolinguist[7], literary scholar[8], orientalist[9], and man of letters[10].

Where did Yevgeny Polivanov go to school?

Yevgeny Polivanov was educated at Saint Petersburg State University[28].

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  25. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [12] . Men and destiny. Orientalists - victims of political terror during the Soviet period. wikidata.org.
  27. [5] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [13] . Men and destiny. Orientalists - victims of political terror during the Soviet period. wikidata.org.
  29. [52] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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