Alexander Afanasyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Afanasyev

Russian folklorist (1826-1871)

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1826

Place of Birth: Boguchar, Russia

Date of Death: 23-Sep-1871

Profession: journalist, literary critic, anthropologist, children's writer, linguist, collector of fairy tales

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (Afanasief, Afanasiev or Afanas'ev, Russian: ????????? ?????????? ?????????) (23 July [O.S.
11 July] 1826 — 5 October [O.S.
23 September] 1871) was a Russian Slavist and ethnographer who published nearly 600 Russian fairy and folk tales, one of the largest collections of folklore in the world.
The first edition of his collection was published in eight volumes from 1855 to 1867, earning him the reputation as being the Russian counterpart to the Brothers Grimm.