Boris Eikhenbaum

Boris Eikhenbaum
Борис Эйхенбаум
Born(1886-10-16)16 October 1886
Died2 November 1959(1959-11-02) (aged 73)
Burial placeBogoslovskoe Cemetery
NationalityRussian Jew
EducationSaint Petersburg State University
Occupation(s)Literary critic, historian
OrganizationOPOJAZ
MovementRussian formalism
RelativesJacob Eichenbaum (grandfather)
Vsevolod Eikhenbahum (brother)

Boris Mikhailovich Eikhenbaum[1] (Russian: Борис Михайлович Эйхенбаум, IPA: [ɨjxʲɪnˈbaʊm]; 16 October 1886 – 2 November 1959) was a Russian Empire and Soviet literary scholar and historian of Russian literature. He is a representative of Russian formalism.

  1. ^ Also transliterated Eichenbaum.