Bogoraz-Tan, Vladimir Germanovich (Bogoras, Waldemar), 1865-1936

The Chukchee
book chapter 1909

Summary: Vladimir Germanovich Bogoraz, born Natan Mendelevich Bogoraz and used the literary pseudonym N. A. Tan, was a Russian revolutionary, writer and anthropologist, especially known for his studies of the Chukchi people in Siberia. In English, his name was often rendered as Waldemar Bogoras. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4][5][6]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1865 [2]; 1865-04-15 [6]
Birth Place: Ovruch [6]
Died: 1936 [2]; 1936-05-10 [6]
Death Place: Rostov-on-Don [6]
Country: Russia (Federation) [2]
Language: Russian [3][4]
Occupation: Rakstnieks [4]; Etnogrāfs [4]; Valodnieks [4]; anthropologist [6]; revolutionary [6]; writer [6]; poet [6]; linguist [6]; politician [6]
Profession: Ethnologe [2]
Employer: Institute of the People of the North [6]; Saint Petersburg State University [6]
Field of Activity: Krievu literatūra [4]; Valodniecība [4]; Etnogrāfija [4]
Educated at: Chekhov Gymnasium [6]
Country of Education: Russia [6]
Archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch [6]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Latvia; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. Wikidata

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