Jurij Moskvitin
Danish and Italian Author
Died when: 67 years 139 days (808 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Jurij Moskvitin (Robert Jurij Moskvitin Hansen, 6 January 1938 – 25 May 2005) was a classical pianist, composer, philosopher, mathematician and boheme.Jurij Moskvitin grew up in Denmark; his mother was a Russian aristocrat and his father was a Danish civil engineer.
After World War II he studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen.He then obtained a master's degree in Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen.
He was a friend of Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), Simon Spies, Tao Nørager and Henrik Stangerup.His works include:
* Essay on The Origin of Thought 1974 (philosophy)
* Det er spændende at tænke 1976 (philosophy)
* Music to the movie "Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat" 1977 by Henrik Stangerup
* Den store undren 1992 (philosophy)
* Simon Spies.
Historien om et venskab 1984–1999 (biography)
* Den døve øgle 2001 (Self-Portraits)
* Du må ikke sjuske med dit liv 2008 (biography;Henrik Stangerup) He was one of the main characters in the documentary "En aften i november" the other being Ilja Bergh.
He was also interviewed in the documentary "At skrive eller dø & At forråde virkeligheden" about his relationship with Henrik Stangerup.
He regularly appeared in the Danish TV-program "Smagsdommerne" until his death.He also appears in the radio documentary "Eliten fra Minefeltet" where he talks about his relationship to the pianist Klaus Heerfordt.