Vladimir Dal

Vladimir Dal
Владимир Даль
BornNovember 22, 1801 (1801-11-22)
DiedOctober 4, 1872(1872-10-04) (aged 70)
Moscow, Russian Empire
Resting placeVagankovo Cemetery, Moscow
Known forExplanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
Scientific career
FieldsLexicography

Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (Russian: Владимир Иванович Даль, [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈdalʲ]; 22 November 1801 – 4 October 1872) was a Russian lexicographer, speaker of many languages, Turkologist, and founding member of the Russian Geographical Society. During his lifetime, he compiled and documented Russian oral traditions, many of which became part of modern folklore.