Shabdar Osyp was a Mari author.
He was born as Iosif Arkhipovich Shabdarov in the village of Izi Luzhalu in Mari El.
He started writing poetry in 1918. He studied at a pedagogical college in Kazan. Wikipedia
Born: April 8, 1898, Tsaryovokokshaysky Uyezd
Died: November 11, 1937 (age 39 years), Yoshkar-Ola, Russia