KIRPICHNIKOV Alexander

Born in 1845. in Mtsensk, in a merchant family, he studied at the First Moscow gymnasium and at the Moscow University. As a teacher of Russian language in 1 and 5 high schools in Moscow, he was, together with F. Gilyarova, "The etymology of the Russian language" (Moscow, 1869), quickly came into the use and has withstood nearly 30 publications. Separately was "Syntax of the Russian language" (more than 20 editions). In 1871, Mr.. Kirpichnikov went abroad, where he attended lectures in Berlin and Vienna. In 1873, Mr.. defended his master's thesis in Moscow: "Poems Lombard cycle and began to lecture the general literature at Kharkov University, as a privat-docent. In 1879, Mr.. Kirpichnikov defended in St. Petersburg, doctoral dissertation, St. George and Egor Brave ", and then was elected an extraordinary general literature professor at Kharkov University, and in 1885. moved full professor in Odessa. Here Kirpichnikov read and read a variety of general and special courses on the history of Western literature has repeatedly reading and public lectures and earned a reputation as a brilliant lecturer. In a significant number of journal articles and notes, . Kirpichnikov published separately: "Sketches from the history of medieval literature" (Moscow, . 1869); "Kudruna, . national poem of the Germans "(Kharkov, . 1874), "Greek novel in the new literature" (Kharkov, . 1876), "Dickens, . as a teacher (speech acts, . Kharkiv, . 1881), "Essay on the history books" (public lecture, . Odessa, . 1888); "Pushkin, . as a European poet "(Odessa, . 1887) and other,
. In "Stories of universal literature" VF. Korsch Kirpichnikov owned XI - XIV issue, the death of Korsch edition of this edition went to Kirpichnikov, and he brought it to the end. Edited and with introductions by Kirpichnikova translated "Praise of Folly Erasmus (Moscow, 1884) and" Voltaire "Morley (Moscow, 1888). In 1894, Mr.. Kirpichnikov elected a corresponding member of Academy of Sciences. Kirpichnikov - one of the most lively and active representatives of our university research. Excellent and distinguished professional, he nevertheless responds to the mental demands of time and wrote a very easy and interesting. The man is quite an independent way of thinking, he never speaks in defense of one or another literary "party", but the basis of his work overall content is always striving for the truth and the true humanity. S. Vengerov.