Alexander Veltman
Alexander Fomich Veltman (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фоми́ч Ве́льтман) (20 July [O.S. 8 July] 1800 — 23 January [O.S. 11 January] 1870) was one of the most successful Russian prose writers of the 1830s and 1840s, "popular for various modes of Romantic fiction — historical, Gothic, fantastic, and folkloristic". He was one of the pioneers of Russian science fiction.
Alexander Fomich Veltman | |
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| Born | 30 July [O.S. 18 July] 1800 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 23 January [O.S. 11 January] 1870 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Occupation | novelist |
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