Ignaty Krachkovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ignaty Krachkovsky

Russian arabist

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1883

Place of Birth: Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1951

Profession: arabist, university teacher, orientalist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ignaty Yulianovich Krachkovsky (Russian: ????´??? ????´????? ??????´????? (4 (16) March 1883, Vilnius — 24 January 1951, Leningrad) was a Russian and Soviet Arabist, academician of the Russian Academy of Science (since 1921; since 1925 Academy of Science of the USSR). Krachkovsky was one of the founders of the Soviet school of Arab studies. Krachkovsky is known for authoring the translation of Quran into Russian.
His book of recollections Among Arabic Manuscripts was awarded Stalin Prize (in 1951).