Leonid Andreyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonid Andreyev

Russian playwright, author and poet

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1871

Place of Birth: Oryol, Oryol Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 12-Sep-1919

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, journalist, storyteller

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (Russian: ?????´? ??????´???? ?????´??, 21 August [O.S.
9 August] 1871 – 12 September 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian literature.
He is one of the most talented and prolific representatives of the Silver Age period.
Andreyev's style combines elements of realist, naturalist, and symbolist schools in literature.