Alexander Sheller

Alexander Sheller
Born Александр Константинович Шеллер
(1838-08-11)August 11, 1838
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died December 4, 1900(1900-12-04) (aged 62)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Occupation writer • poet • editor
Years active 1850s-1900

Alexander Konstantinovch Sheller (Алекса′ндр Константи′нович Ше′ллер, 11 August 1838, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, - 4 December 1900, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian writer of Estonian and Polish origins. A regular contributor to Sovremennik, Delo and Russkoye Slovo, Sheller published numerous stories, poems, translations, articles and essays, often using the pseudonym A.Mikhaylov, and is sometimes referred to as A.K. Sheller-Mikhaylov. His best-known novel was Gnilyie bolota (Putrid Moors, 1864), followed by Zhizn Shupova (The Life of Shupov, 1865) and Staryie gnyozda (Old Nests, 1875). The Complete Works of A.K. Sheller-Mikhaylov in 15 volumes came out in 1895.[1][2]

References

  1. Prozorov, V.V (1990). "Шеллер-Михайлов, А.К.". Russian Writers. Biobibliographical Dictionary. Prosveshchenye. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. V. Shulyatikov. The Intelligentsia’s theoretician. Courier / Курьер, 1900, No.239


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