Mikhail Solomonovich Abramovich | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1859 (1859) Berditchev,Kiev Governorate,Russian Empire |
| Died | 1940 (aged 80–81) Brussels,Belgium |
| Pen name | M. A., Fantazer[1] |
| Language | Russian |
| Children | Vsevolod Abramovich |
| Parents | Mendele Mocher Sforim |
Mikhail Solomonovich Abramovich (Russian:Михаил Соломонович Абрамович,Yiddish:מאיר אבראמאוויטש; 1859–1940) was a Russian poet and translator. He was the son ofMendele Mocher Sforim.
Mikhail Abramovich was born inBerditchev to Pesya (née Levin) and S. Y. Abramovich (Mendele Mocher Sforim). He was educated at theZhitomirgymnasium, though he did not graduate.[2]
In the fall of 1878 he went toSt. Petersburg to enrol in theMilitary Medical Academy.[3] Being implicated in a revolutionary movement, however, he was banished to theArchangel Governorate, then toSamara andKazan. On his return, he graduated from theFaculty of Law of theUniversity of Saint Petersburg in 1887,[4] and from 1901 practised law.[5]
His earliest poems appeared inVoskhod,Nedyelya, and other periodicals, on general and Jewish subjects. A collection of his poetry was published in book form in 1889. Soon after, Abramovichinformally married the playwright Manefa de Fréville, daughter of the provincial secretary of theState Loan Bank inRiga. Years later, however, when their sonVsevolod was refused admission to school on the basis of thelaw on illegitimate children, Abramovich decided to bebaptized so that they could legally marry. According to some sources, he returned to Judaism after their divorce.[2]
Abramovich left Russia after theOctober Revolution.[2] He died inBrussels in 1940.
Abramovich's poetry does not appear to have won critical acclaim. In theJewish Encyclopedia,Herman Rosenthal comments that "excepting those devoted to Judaism or that treat of Biblical subjects his poems do not exhibit much originality."[5] Literary criticSophia Dubnow-Erlich [Wikidata] writes, "He was clearly imitatingFrug, but the monotonous rhyming reflections lacked the lightness and melody that characterized the best of Frug's poems."[6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Rosenthal, Herman (1901)."Mikhail Solomonovich Abramovich". InSinger, Isidore; et al. (eds.).The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 124–125.
Rosenthal, Herman (1901)."Mikhail Solomonovich Abramovich". InSinger, Isidore; et al. (eds.).The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 124–125.| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
