Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Sukhovo-Kobylin
Portrait by Vasily Tropinin (1847)
Portrait by Vasily Tropinin (1847)
Born29 September [O.S. 17 September] 1817
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died24 March 1903(1903-03-24) (aged 85)
Beaulieu, France
NationalityRussian
Notable workScenes from the Past

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Sukhovo-Kobylin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Сухово-Кобылин) (September 29  [O.S. September 17] 1817, Moscow – March 24 [O.S. March 11] 1903, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France) was a Russian philosopher and playwright, chiefly known for his satirical plays criticizing Russian imperial bureaucracy. His sister Evgenia Tur was a popular novelist, critic and journalist and his sister Sofia was a painter of some note.