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Nikolay Dmitriyev Silver

Russian Orientalist (1898–1954)

16 Aug 1898 to 22 Dec 1954

Nikolay Dmitriyev was a Russian Orientalist (1898–1954). Born 1898 in Moscow. Associated with Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University.

Journey

Career and education

Silver

Career

  • Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University

Education

  • Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University
  • Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies
Public record

Public life

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Born
1898-08-16, Moscow
Died
1954-12-22, Moscow
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Occupations
linguist, philologist, slavist, orientalist, Turkologist, university teacher
Affiliations
Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Also known as
Nikolai Konstantinovich Dmitriev, Nikolai Dmitriev, Nikolay Konstantinovich Dmitriyev, Nikolaj Konstantinovič Dmitrijev
Awards, work, projects

Achievements

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Awards

  • Order of Lenin
  • Order of the Badge of Honour
  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour
  • Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
  • Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Languages and interests

Profile

Languages
Russian
Expertise
philology, comparative linguistics, Slavic studies, oriental studies, Turkology

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