Anton Chekhov
Writer
Anton Chekhov wrote both plays and short stories. He is generally listed in the first rank of Russian playwrights and in the high second rank (a notch below Pushkin and Tolstoy) as a writer of prose. His most famous plays include The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1899), and The Cherry Orchard (1904). Chekhov had a famous love affair with the actress Olga Knipper; they married in 1901.Extra credit: Chekhov's birthdate was January 29 according to the Gregorian calendar, which wasn't adopted in Russia until the 20th century. By the old-style Julian calendar, his birthdate was January 17.
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Blog posts mentioning Anton Chekhov:
Four Good Links
The Anton Chekhov Page
Monster set of links; great starting point
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
More links, plus translations of many stories
Chekhov
Straightforward biography from a site on theater history
Anton Chekhov 1860-1904
Basic no-frills biography
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Death
2 July 1904
(tuberculosis, age 44)
Best Known As
Author of The Cherry Orchard
