9 May] 1872, Saint Petersburg – 6 October 1952, Paris) was a Russian humorist writer.
Teffi was the pseudonym of Nadezhda Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya (????´??? ??????´??????? ?o???´????), and after her marriage Nadezhda Alexandrovna Buchinskaya (????´?????).
Together with Arkady Averchenko she was one of the prominent authors of the magazine Satiricon.
Her year of birth is variously reported in the range 1871–1876, with the most recent findings suggesting May 1872.
Teffi's sister Mirra Lokhvitskaya (1869–1905) was a notable Russian poet.
Operated a Studio in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris from 1911 untill 1933. In 1933 he transfered his prints to his appartment on the nearby Rue Fustel de Coulanges, the rest of his photographs sold to Rapp agency, which later sold it to Roger-Viollet.
Last portraitist of Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) with an overall contribution of 295 photos of the artist and his work. First photographer for the museum devoted to the sculptor.