Nikolaĭ Osipov
, 1751 - 1799
Nikolaĭ Osipov (Николай Осипов) was a Russian writer, poet and translator. He was born in Saint Petersburg. As he stated himself, his parents were civil servants. Osipov received his primary education at home, then he studied languages (French and German), architecture and mathematics in a private school. In 1769 he became a soldier of the famous Izmaĭlovskiĭ Regiment. During their military service, Osipov and his colleagues edited a periodical handwritten magazine, where some of his poems, prose and translations from French and German appeared. In 1781 Osipov retired. He continued writing and translating, he also edited his own magazine. After 1790 he worked as a translator for The Secret Office. Nikolaĭ Osipov left a large literary heritage, but the Virgil’s Aeneid Travestied Inside Out is the best known of his works.
Bio prepared by Maria Pushkina, National Academic Janka Kupała Theatre, maryiapushkina@gmail.com
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