Anna Abamelik
Anna Davidovna Abamelek Baratinskaya, born on April 15, 1814, in Saint-Petersburg into the noble Abamelik family of Armenian origin. Anna was a Russian-Armenian translator, lady-in-waiting, socialite and public figure. She was the daughter of David Semyonovich Abamelik.
Also recorded as Anna Davidovna · Anna Davidovna Abamelik-Lazareva · Anna Davidovna Abamelik · Anna Abamelik-Lazareva
Anna Abamelik
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- Name
- Anna Davidovna Abamelek Աննա Դավթի Աբամելիք
- Born
- 15 April 1814
- Birthplace
- Saint-Petersburg, Russian Empire
- Died
- 25 November 1889
- Place of death
- Saint-Petersburg
- Occupation
- translator, public figure
- Spouse
- Irakli Baratinsky
- Awards
- Order of Saint Catherine
- Full name
- Анна Давыдовна Абамелек.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire.
- Honours
- Order of Saint Catherine.
- Languages
- Russian, English and French.
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She married Irakli Baratinsky, who was the governor of Kazan and the brother of Russian poet Yevgeny Baratynsky. Abamelik-Lazareva was a friend and translator of Alexander Pushkin. She knew English, French, Armenian and German. She translated poems by Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, and others, and published them in Europe; she also translated some prominent European poets into Russian. In her time, she was regarded as one of the most beautiful women in Russia.
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• Name — Anna Davidovna Abamelek Աննա Դավթի Աբամելիք • Born — 15 April 1814 • Birthplace — Saint-Petersburg, Russian Empire • Died — 25 November 1889 • Place of death — Saint-Petersburg • Occupation — translator, public figure • Father — David Semyonovich Abamelik • Spouse — Irakli Baratinsky • Awards — Order of Saint Catherine
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