| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Magarshak |
| Name | David |
| Birth year | 1899 |
| Birth month | 12 |
| Birth day | 23 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Death year | 1977 |
| Death place | London |
| Sex | M |
Magarshak David (23.12.1899, Riga – 1977, London) – translator, literary scholar.
In 1920, David Magarshak moved to London, and in 1931, he became a naturalised citizen of Great Britain. He graduated from University College London with a degree in English language and literature. After graduating, he collaborated with English newspapers and published several works of prose. He was the author of biographies of Chekhov (1952, 1955), Gogol (1957), Dostoevsky (1962), Pushkin (1967), Stanislavsky (1951, 1976), and Turgenev (1954), and is known for his translations of Dostoevsky.
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