Vladimir Bogoraz

Vladimir Bogoraz
Vladimir Bogoraz
Born27 (O.S. 15) April 1865
Ovruch, Volhynia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died10 May 1936(1936-05-10) (aged 71)
aboard a train near Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Known forethnography and ethnology of the Chukchi people
Scientific career
Fieldsanthropology

Vladimir Germanovich Bogoraz (Russian: Влади́мир Ге́рманович Богора́з), born Natan Mendelevich Bogoraz (Russian: Ната́н Ме́нделевич Богора́з) and used the literary pseudonym N. A. Tan (Russian: Н. А. Тан; April 27 [O.S. April 15] 1865 – May 10, 1936), was a Russian revolutionary, writer and anthropologist, especially known for his studies of the Chukchi people in Siberia. In English, his name was often rendered as Waldemar Bogoras.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Bogoras, Waldemar (1928). "Chuckchee Tales". The Journal of American Folklore. 41 (161): 297–452. doi:10.2307/535242. JSTOR 535242. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ Krupnik, Igor. "Waldemar Bogoras and the chukchee: A Maestro and a classical ethnography" (PDF). DH-North. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Bogoras, Waldemar (1865-1936)". WorldCat. Retrieved 7 October 2022.