Samuil Marshak

Known For
Writing

Popular
1.406

Birthday
1887-11-03

Place of Birth
Voronezh, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Also Known As

  • Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak
  • Samuil Marchak
  • Samuil Yakovlevich Marchak
  • Самуил Яковлевич Маршак

Samuil Marshak

Biography

Samuil Marshak was a Russian Jewish and Soviet writer, translator and children's poet. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages into Russian.