Chekhov, Anton
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| Birthname | Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich | ||
| born on | 29 January 1860 at 00:10 (= 12:10 AM ) | ||
| Place | Taganrog, Russia, 47n12, 38e56 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m38e56 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   08°16'   12°04 Asc. 29°29'
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Biography
Russian writer of short stories and plays who is still pertinent and popular. He is noted as one of the greatest Russian literary figures of all time.
Chekhov studied at Moscow University School of Medicine and he practiced medicine until 1886, at which time he devoted all of his time to his writing. He started writing his humorous stories for newspapers and magazines while he was in medical school, publishing his first work, "The Fairy Tales of Malpomerne" in 1884. His most noted works included the plays "The Seagull" in 1896 and "The Three Sisters" in 1901.
After being a long-term bachelor, he married Olga Knipper, an actress, on 05/25/1901. His health was deteriorating and travel for curative purposes would be less lonesome with Olga. Chekhov died of tuberculosis at age 44, 7/02/1904, Badenweiler, Germany after traveling to the Black Forest spa upon the advice of his physician.
Events
- Death by Disease 2 July 1904 (TB, age 44)
- Work : New Career 1886 (Stopped medicine, started writing full time)
- Relationship : Marriage 25 May 1901 (Olga Knipper)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1884 (First published)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1896 (His play "Seagull" released)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1901 (Published "The Three Sisters")
Source Notes
Bordoni quotes a biography, "At midnight someone called to tell his father that the baby was coming. He returned in 20 minutes and said it was a boy." (AA, 3/1980, wrote, "about daybreak is accepted in Russia as Chekhov's birth time")
Categories
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Tuberculosis (Terminal)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Vocation : Medical : Physician
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage less than 3 Yrs (Less than three years)
- Family : Parenting : Kids none
- Family : Relationship : Married late/never (Married at 41)
- Notable : Famous : Historic figure (Greatest Russian literary name)
- Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Creativity (Literary genius)
