Ivan Krylov
Fabulist
Ivan Andreyevich Krylov is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigrammatic of all Russian authors. Formerly a dramatist and journalist, he only discovered his true genre at the age of 40. Wikipedia
Born: February 13, 1769, Moscow, Russia
Died: November 21, 1844 (age 75 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Books: Krilòff's Fables, The Raven and the Fox, The Dragonfly and the Ant, and more
Parents: Andrey Krylov and Maria Alekseevna Krylova
Genre: The fable, play, poetry, prose
Language: Russian