Alexander Veselovsky
Literary historian
Alexander Nikolayevich Veselovsky was a leading Russian literary theorist who laid the groundwork for comparative literary studies. Wikipedia
Born: February 16, 1838, Moscow, Russia
Died: October 23, 1906 (age 68 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Notable students: Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Smirnov, N. K. Kozmin, and K. F. Tiander
Education: Moscow State University (1854–1858) and Imperial Moscow University