Gʻafur Gʻulom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gʻafur Gʻulom

Uzbekistani writer

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1903

Place of Birth: Tashkent

Date of Death: 10-Jul-1966

Profession: poet

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

G?afur G?ulom or Gafur Gulom (Russified form Gafur Gulyam) (Uzbek: G?afur G?ulom, ????? ?????) (May 10, 1903 – July 10, 1966) was an Uzbek poet, writer, and literary translator.
He is best remembered for his stories Shum Bola (The Mischievous Boy) (adapted for film in 1977) and Yodgor.
G?afur G?ulom is also known for translating the works of many influential foreign authors, such as Alexander Pushkin, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and William Shakespeare.
He translated Le Mariage de Figaro of Pierre Beaumarchais, Othello of William Shakespeare, and Gulistan of Saadi Shirazi into Uzbek. G?afur G?ulom is considered to be one of the most influential Uzbek writers of the 20th century.
He is also regarded as one of the founders of modern Uzbek poetry along with Hamza Hakimzoda Niyoziy.
G?afur G?ulom received the prestigious State Stalin Prize in 1946 and became a National Poet of the Uzbek SSR in 1963.