Writer

Korney Chukovsky

Known for: Writing
Born: March 31, 1882
Died: October 28, 1969 (age 87)
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Korney I. Chukovsky [Nikolai V. Korneichukov] (31 March NS 1882 – 28 October 1969) was one of the most popular children's poets in the Russian language. His catchy rhythms, inventive rhymes and absurd characters have invited comparisons with the American children's author Dr. Seuss. Chukovsky's poems Tarakanishche ("The Monster…

Also credited as

Корней Иванович Чуковский, Николай Васильевич Корнейчуков, Nikolai Korneichukov, К. Чуковский, Korney Chukovskiy

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