Aleksander Dukhnovych Олександр Духнович Александер Духновiч | |
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Born | Alexander Vasilovich Dukhnovych 24 April 1803 Topolya, Kingdom of Hungary (now Topoľa, Slovakia) |
Died | 30 March 1865 Eperies, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Prešov, Slovakia) | (aged 61)
Occupation | Priest, poet, writer, pedagogue, and social activist |
Nationality | Kingdom of Hungary |
Alexander Vasilyevich Dukhnovych (Rusyn: Александер Васильєвич Духновiч, Aleksander Vasyl’jevyč Duxnovič; Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Духнович, Oleksandr Vasylovych Dukhnovych; Slovak: Alexander Duchnovič; Russian: Александр Васильевич Духнович, Aleksandr Vasilevich Dukhnovich; 24 April 1803 – 30 March 1865) was an Transcarpathian Ruthenian[1] priest, poet, writer, pedagogue, and social activist of the Russophile orientation. He is considered as the awakener (Rusyn: Будитиль, Budytyl’) of the Rusyns.