In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yakovych and the family name is Franko.
Ivan Franko
Franko in 1910
Native name
Іван Якович Франко
Born
(1856-08-27)27 August 1856 Nahuievychi, Austrian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died
28 May 1916(1916-05-28) (aged 59) Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine)
Resting place
Lychakiv Cemetery
Pen name
Myron, Kremin, Zhyvyi
Occupation
poet, writer, political activist
Language
Ukrainian, Polish, German, Russian
Education
Franz-Josephs-Universität Czernowitz University of Vienna (PhD, 1893)
Period
1874–1916
Genre
epic poetry, short story, novels, drama
Literary movement
Realism, Decadent movement
Spouse
Olha Fedorivna Khoruzhynska
(m. 1886)
Children
Andriy Petro Franko Taras Franko Hanna Klyuchko (Franko)
Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced [iˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ]; 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916)[1] was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, translator, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, ethnographer, and the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language.
He was a political radical, and a founder of the socialist and nationalist movement in western Ukraine. In addition to his own literary work, he also translated into Ukrainian the works of such renowned figures as William Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Dante Alighieri, Victor Hugo, Adam Mickiewicz, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller. His translations appeared on the stage of the Ruska Besida Theatre. Along with Taras Shevchenko, he has had a tremendous influence on modern literary and political thought in Ukraine.
Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced [iˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ]; 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer,...
The IvanFranko National University of Lviv (Ukrainian: Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка, romanized: Lvivskyi natsionalnyi universytet...
Zheleznova. A version called The Vixen and the Crane was adapted by IvanFranko. Vixen (a fox) and Crane (a crane) were friends. One day Vixen invited...
Hats Ivan Dorschner (born 1990), Filipino-American actor, host and model IvanFranko (1856–1916), Ukrainian writer Ivan (gorilla), painter Ivan Graziani...
ISBN 0039299503. "The Flying Ship and Other Ukrainian Folk Tales, by IvanFranko". Ukrainica. Retrieved 2023-06-21. "The Flying Ship. Ukrainian folk tale"...
and the surrounding region. Zubrytskyi engaged prominent figures like IvanFranko, Volodymyr Hnatiuk, Ilarion Sventsitsky, Khvedir Vovk in these studies...
the historical fiction book Zakhar Berkut by Ukrainian writer and poet IvanFranko taking place in the Mongolian invasions of Kievan Rus. The film premiered...
are monuments to Adam Mickiewicz, IvanFranko, King Danylo, Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Fedorov, Solomiya Krushelnytska, Ivan Pidkova, Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, Pope...
He is also the director of the Institute for Historical Studies of IvanFranko National University of Lviv. He is chief editor of the scholarly journal...
The IvanFranko Museum is a museum dedicated to Ukrainian writer and poet IvanFranko (1856–1916) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The museum operates primarily...
1982) is a Ukrainian theatre and film actress, and an artist of the IvanFranko National Academic Drama Theater. She is a Merited and People's Artist...
universities are in the Lviv Oblast. Drohobych State Pedagogical University of IvanFranko Lviv National Agrarian University Army Academy of Hetman Petro Sahaydachnyy...
is also considered a Ukrainian fairy tale, well-known as adapted by IvanFranko. The story has been rewritten and adapted numerous times in other languages...
Mathias-Thesen-Werft in Wismar, East Germany. She was the second ship of the IvanFranko class (also referred to as "poet" or "writer" class), named after the...
contemporary IvanFranko. This laid the foundation for their friendship, which lasted throughout their lives. A letter from IvanFranko to Shchasnyi Selskyi...
1898, Trush lived and worked in Lviv where he became acquainted with IvanFranko, a poet and writer. In 1899, his first art exhibit was presented to the...
prince Andrey Kurbsky, king Charles XII of Sweden and Ukrainian poet IvanFranko.[citation needed] He is also known for his flamboyant lifestyle and performances...
well-known personalities as Elisabeth Bergner, Yuriy Drohobych (Kotermak), IvanFranko and Bruno Schulz. The city has several oil refineries. The Drohobych...
IvanFranko International Prize is an honourable acknowledgment of scientific discoveries, significant achievements and considerable efforts of world...
writer IvanFranko (1856–1916). IvanFranko was a famous Ukrainian activist, a Ukrainian poet, writer, doctor of philosophy, ethnographer. Franko was born...
searched for instructors for the school. One of its later graduates was In IvanFranko, to whom it awarded a doctorate in Russian linguistics in 1906. The streets...
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