Yanka Maur
Yanka Maur (1883–1971) was a Russian translator, writer and esperantist.
Also recorded as Janka Maŭr
Yanka Maur
- Full name
- Іван Міхайлавіч Фёдараў
- Born
- 1883 · Liepāja
- Died
- 1971 · Minsk
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic · Soviet Union
- Occupation
- translator · writer · esperantist · novelist
- Fields
- children's
- Movements
- socialist realism
- Education
- Panevėžys professor seminary
- Honours
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Order of the Badge of Honour · Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Languages
- Esperanto · Belarusian
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Biography
Recorded at birth as Іван Міхайлавіч Фёдараў.
Born at Liepāja in 1883, died in Minsk in 1971.
Yanka Maur studied at Panevėžys professor seminary. The recorded working language is Esperanto and Belarusian.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are children's.
Distinctions recorded are Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour and Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945".
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Liepāja
Birth place
Minsk
Death place
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.
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