Alexander Veselovsky | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | October 10, 1906 | (aged 68)
Education | Doctor of Science (1872) |
Alma mater | Imperial Moscow University (1895) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Philology, history |
Doctoral advisor | Fyodor Buslaev |
Alexander Nikolayevich Veselovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Весело́вский) (February 16 [O.S. February 4] 1838 in Moscow – October 23 [O.S. October 10] 1906 in St. Petersburg) was a leading Russian literary theorist who laid the groundwork for comparative literary studies.