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Vladimir Dal

Russian lexicographer

Died when: 70 years 317 days (850 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Vladimir Dal

Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (Russian: ?????´??? ???´????? ????, IPA: [vl?'d?im??r ?'van?v??d? 'dal?]; November 22, 1801 – October 4, 1872) was a noted Russian-language lexicographer, polyglot, Turkologist, and founding member of the Russian Geographical Society.

During his lifetime he compiled and documented the oral history of the region that was later published in Russian and became part of modern folklore.

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