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Anton Chekhov

アントン・チェーホフ　/　あんとん・ちぇーほふ

Physician from Russia

January 17, 1860 – July 2, 1904　・　Taganrog, Don Host Oblast, Russia

Don Host Oblast
physician
novelist
journalist

My Take

Anton Chekhov is one of the writers I return to most, and I never tire of the fact that he practiced medicine while reshaping modern drama. The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, The Seagull, almost nothing happens in them and yet the ache of ordinary lives lands like a quiet blow. I think his physician's eye is the secret: he observes people without judgment, then warms the clinical gaze with deep compassion. That he did all this before dying at forty-four still astonishes me. For me, no one captures the dignity of disappointment quite the way Chekhov does.

Overview

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов; 29 January [O.S. 17 January] 1860 – 15 July [O.S. 2 July] 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer. Widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time, his career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Anton Chekhov
Name (Japanese): アントン・チェーホフ
Reading: あんとん・ちぇーほふ
Born: January 17, 1860 – July 2, 1904
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Monkey
Origin: Taganrog, Don Host Oblast, Russia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: physician / novelist / journalist / writer / prose writer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Medical faculty of Moscow University

Awards & achievements

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class
1888 Pushkin Prize
Medal for works on the first general census
Honorary Citizen of the Russian Empire
Order of Saint Stanislaus

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	The Cherry Orchard	—
Notable work	Uncle Vanya	—
Notable work	Vanka	—
Notable work	Three Sisters	—
Notable work	Fat and Thin	—
Notable work	The Seagull	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9B%E3%83%95

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