Ilarion Hrabovych | |
Birth Date: | 1856 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Shmankivtsi, now Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast |
Death Place: | Lviv |
Nationality: | Ukrainian |
Alma Mater: | Lviv University |
Ilarion Mykhailovych Hrabovych (uk|Іларіон Михайлович Грабович, June 18, 1856, Shmankivtsi, now Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast - July 11/24, 1903, Lviv) was a Ukrainian poet, literary figure, publicist, teacher.
He was born on June 18, 1856, into a family of a teacher in the village of Shmankivtsi (Chortkiv district, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire, now Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine). He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Lviv University in 1884 and became a teacher by profession. He taught at various high schools in Buchach, Sambir,and Lviv. According to some sources he passed away on July 11, 1903[1] while others report his death as occurring on July 24, 1903[2] in Lviv (Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary, now Lviv region, Ukraine). He was buried on the 31st floor of Lychakiv Cemetery, but his grave is not preserved.
He began writing in the mid-1870s. And was the author of a short historical novel, essays and poetry. He worked for several magazines including Zoria, Dila, Svitu, and other magazines.
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