Mykhailo Drahomanov

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Mykhailo Petrovych Drahomanov (August 30, 1841, Hadiach – July 2, 1895, Sofia; Ukrainian: Михайло Петрович Драгоманов) was a famous Ukrainian economist, historian, philosopher, folklorist and public figure in Kiev. As an uncle of Larysa Kosach (Lesya Ukrainka) he was the mentor and spiritual leader of this greatest Ukrainian poetess in her youth. He was a lecturer at Kiev University from 1870, but after being discharged for political reasons, he emigrated to Switzerland in 1876, where he continued his cultural activities. From 1889–95, he was a professor at the University of Sofia.

Drahomanov tried to popularize an orthographic reform, called the Drahomanivka after him.

External links

[Biography] at UKROP Encyclopedia (Ukrainian language)

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