Denis Fonvizin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Denis Fonvizin

Russian writer

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1745

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1792

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, translator, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin (Russian: ????? ???????? ????????; 14 April [O.S.
3 April] 1745—12 December [O.S.
1 December] 1792) was a playwright and writer of the Russian Enlightenment, one of the founders of literary comedy in Russia.
His main works are two satirical comedies which mock contemporary Russian gentry and are still staged today.