Mykola Ivanovych Kostomarov or Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov was one of the most distinguished Russo–Ukrainian historians, one of the first anti-Normanists, and the father of modern Ukrainian historiography, ... Wikipedia
Born: May 16, 1817, Olkhovatsky District, Russia
Died: April 19, 1885 (age 67 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Parents: Ivan Petrovich Kostomarov and Tat'yana Petrovna Melnikova