Ivan Franko
Biography
Ivan Franko (August 27, 1856 – May 28, 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, ethnographer, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language.
- Known For: Writing
- Birthday: 1856-08-27
- Place of Birth: Nahuievychi, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire [now Lviv Oblast, Ukraine]
- Also Known As: Іван Якович Франко, Іван Франко
