Gabdulla Tukay

Ğabdulla Tuqay
Portrait, 1908
Native name
Габдулла Тукай
Born(1886-04-26)26 April 1886
Quşlawıç, Russian Empire
Died15 April 1913(1913-04-15) (aged 26)
Kazan, Russian Empire
Occupation
  • Poet
  • publicist
GenreRomanticism, realism
Notable worksTuğan tel (Туган тел)
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Ğabdulla Möxəmmətğərif ulı Tuqay (April 26 [O.S. April 14] 1886 – April 15 [O.S. April 2] 1913) was a Tatar poet, critic, publisher, and towering figure of Tatar literature. Tuqay is often referred to as the founder of modern Tatar literature and the modern Tatar literary language, which replaced Old Tatar.