Abai Qunanbaiuly
Kazakh poet, philosopher and composer (1845-1904)
Abai (Ibrahim) Qunanbaiuly (Kazakh: Абай Құнанбайұлы; August 10 [O.S. July 29] 1845 – July 6 [O.S. June 23] 1904), was a Kazakh poet, educator, philosopher, musician, and political figure for the development of the Kazakh language as a recognized written language.
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| Born | Ibrahim Qunanbaiuly August 10, 1845[1] Abay District, East Kazakhstan, Russian Empire[1] |
| Died | July 6, 1904 (aged 58)[1] Abay District, East Kazakhstan, Russian Empire[1] |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
| Occupation(s) | Aqyn, educator, philosopher, musician, political figure |
| Notable work | The Book of Words |
| Spouse(s) | Shukiman (Aygerim) Erkezhan |
| Children | Magauiya Qunanbaiuli Akylbai Qunanbaiuli Turaqul Kunabayev Gulbadan Qunanbaiuli Abdrakhman Qunanbaiuli |
| Parent(s) | Qunanbai Uskenbayuly Ulzhan Asanova |
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Abai was born on August 10, 1845, in Abay District, East Kazakhstan. He was named Ibrahim, but was soon given the nickname Abai (meaning "wise"), which he carried throughout his life for his cleverness.
After years of studying at a madrasah under the mullah Ahmed Riza, he attended a Russian school in his youth, partly because of his father's economic status. Abai encountered the works of Mikhail Lermontov and Alexander Pushkin at the Semipalatinsk school.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 АБА́Й КУНАНБА́ЕВ. Great Russian Encyclopedia
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