Denis Fonvizin
Playwright and writer
Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin was a playwright and writer of the Russian Enlightenment, one of the founders of literary comedy in Russia. His main works are two satirical comedies—including Young ignoramus, which mocks contemporary Russian gentry—and... Wikipedia
Born: April 14, 1745, Moscow, Russia
Died: December 12, 1792 (age 47 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Plays: The Minor and Il brigadiere
Parents: Ivan Fonvizin and Yekaterina Dmitriyeva-Mamonova
Books: Dramatic Works of D. I. Fonvizin, The Best Russian Plays and Short Stories, THE RUSSIANS: The Greatest Works by Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev and Many More: A Short Story Collection of the Renowned Russian dramatists and Writers (Including Plays, Essays and Lectures on Russian Novelists), and more
Nationality: Russian
Spouse: Catherine Khlopova (m. 1774–1792)