In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Pavlovich and the family name is Diaghilev.
Sergei Diaghilev
Сергей Дягилев
Diaghilev in 1910
Born
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev
(1872-03-31)31 March 1872
Selishchi, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
19 August 1929(1929-08-19) (aged 57)
Venice, Italy
Resting place
Isola di San Michele, near Venice
Nationality
Russian
Occupation(s)
Art critic, patron and ballet impresario
Known for
Founder of the Ballets Russes
Relatives
Dmitry Filosofov (cousin)
Signature
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (/diˈæɡɪlɛf/dee-AG-il-ef; Russian: Серге́й Па́влович Дя́гилев, IPA:[sʲɪrˈɡʲejˈpavləvʲɪdʑˈdʲæɡʲɪlʲɪf];[a] 31 March [O.S. 19 March] 1872 – 19 August 1929), also known as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.
Diaghilev's career can be divided into two periods: in Saint Petersburg (1898–1906) and while as an emigrant (1906–1929).[1]
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