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Vladimir Nabokov

Russian-american novelist, lepidopterist, professor.

Born April 22nd, 1899 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1977 at 78 years old in Montreux (disease). [ref]

Occupations
autobiographer, chess composer, chess player, journalist, lepidopterist, literary critic, novelist, playwright, poet, science fiction writer, screenwriter, translator, university teacher, writer, zoologist
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