Konstantin Batyushkov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Batyushkov.

Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov (Russian: Константи́н Никола́евич Ба́тюшков, IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪdʑ ˈbatʲʊʂkəf] ; 29 May [O.S. 18 May] 1787 – 19 July [O.S. 7 July] 1855) was a Russian poet, essayist and translator of the Romantic era. He also served in the diplomatic corps, spending an extended period in 1818 and 1819 as a secretary to the Russian diplomatic mission at Naples.

Konstantin Batyushkov
Portrait by unknown artist, 1810s
Born	Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov (1787-05-29)29 May 1787 Vologda, Russian Empire
Died	19 July 1855(1855-07-19) (aged 68) Vologda, Russian Empire
Occupation	Poet essayist translator diplomat

Portrait by Orest Kiprensky (1815)

Batyushkov in 1815; portrait by Nikolai Utkin

Further reading

• Batyushkov, Konstantin (2017). Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry. Russian Library. Presented and translated by Peter France. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-18540-0.

External links

• Poem "My Spirit" by Konstantin Batyushkov (English Translation)
• Detailed biography in English