Oleksandr Kandyba | |
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| Native name | Олександр Іванович Кандиба |
| Born | 23 November 1878 Bilopillia, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 July 1944 (aged 65) Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Pen name | Oleksandr Oles |
| Occupation | writer and poet |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Kharkiv veterinary institute |
| Period | 1906-1944 |
| Children | Oleh Olzhych |
Oleksandr Oles (born Oleksandr Ivanovych Kandyba, Ukrainian: Олександр Іванович Кандиба; 1878–1944) was a prominent Ukrainian writer and poet. He is the father of another Ukrainian poet and political activist, Oleh Olzhych, who perished in the Nazi labor camps in 1944.