Ilya Berezin | |
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| Born | Илья Николаевич Березин (1818-07-30)July 30, 1818 |
| Died | April 3, 1896(1896-04-03) (aged 77) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Occupations | Historian, philologist, Orientalist, pedagogue |
Ilya Nikolayevich Berezin (Russian:Илья́ Никола́евич Бере́зин, 20 July 1818,Yug,Permsky Uyezd,Perm Governorate,Russian Empire — 3 April 1896,Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a RussianOrientalist, the major authority on the culture, languages and history ofTurkey,Iran andMongolia, the Meritorious Professor ofSaint Petersburg University, who wrote both in Russian and French.
Among his acclaimed works written in Russian wereThe Library of Oriental Historians (Библиотека восточных историков, 1850—1851, 2 volumes),Travelling the East (Путешествия по Востоку, 1849—1852, 2 volumes).The East Turkey Library (Библиотека восточных турков, 1849—1854, 3 volumes),The Turkish Reader (Турецкая хрестоматия, 1857—1878, 3 volumes). His French-language works includeRecherches sur les dialectes persans (1853),Catalogue des mémoires et des médailles du cabinet numismatique de l’université de Casan (1855),Guide du voyageur en Orient. Dialogues arabes d’après trois principaux dialectes: de Mésopotamie, de Syrie et d'Egypte (1857). In 1872—1882 Ilya Berezin edited the Russian Encyclopedian Dictionary in 16 volumes.[1][2]
He was the recipient of high-profile awards, including the Orders ofSt. Anna (1st class),St. Stanislaus (1st class) andSt. Vladimir (3rd class).[3]
