Nina Dyakonova
Professor Nina Ya. Dyakonova | |||||
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Нина Яковлевна Дьяконова | |||||
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| Born | Nina Yakovlevna Magaziner 20 August 1915 | ||||
| Died | 9 December 2013 (aged 98) | ||||
| Nationality | Ashkenazi Jewish, Polish | ||||
| Other names | Nina Yakovlevna Dyakonova, Nina Yakovlevna Magaziner | ||||
| Citizenship | Russian Empire, USSR, Russian Federation | ||||
| Education | Saint Peter's School, Saint Petersburg State University | ||||
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University | ||||
| Known for | contributions to the study of English Romantic poetry (John Keats, Lord Byron et al.) and interactions between European literatures with each other and with Russian literature | ||||
| Spouse | Igor M. Diakonoff (m. 1936 - d.1999) | ||||
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| Fields | English literature | ||||
| Institutions | Saint Petersburg State University, Herzen University | ||||
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| Website | perlovnik | ||||
Nina Yakovlevna Dyakonova (also spelled Diakonova; Russian: Нина Яковлевна Дьяконова; born Magaziner; 20 October 1915, Petrograd, Russian Empire - 9 December 2013, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation) was a Russian researcher of 19th century English and European literature, full professor, Doctor of Philology, member of the Board of Directors of the International Byron Society, and member of the editorial board of the Russian academic book series Literaturniye pamyatniki (Literary monuments). She was an authority in the history of English literature (with a special interest in English Romantic poetry (Keats, Byron, Shelley)) and links between European literatures with each other and with Russian literature, especially of the 19th century, following her professor Mikhail P. Alexeyev.