Lev Knipper

Lev Knipper
Born
Lev Konstantinovich Knipper

21 November 1898 [O.S. 3 December]
Died30 July 1974(1974-07-30) (aged 75)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Other namesЛев Константинович Книппер
Occupation(s)Composer, secret police agent
Years active1922–1974
Spouses
(divorced)
Mariya Garikovna Melikova
(divorced)
  • Tatiana Alekseevna Gaidamovich
RelativesOlga Knipper (aunt)
Olga Chekhova (sister)
Andrey Lvovich Knipper [ru] (son)

Lev Konstantinovich Knipper (Russian: Лев Константинович Книппер; 3 December [O.S. 21 November] 1898 – 30 July 1974) was a Soviet and Russian composer and OGPU/NKVD agent.