Osip Notovich
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Осип Константинович Нотович Osip Konstantinovich Notovich | |
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| Pen name | О’квич O'kvich |
| Occupation | writer, playwright |
| Nationality | Russian |
Biography
Osip Notovich was born into a Jewish family in the city of Taganrog, studied at the Taganrog Boys' Gymnasium, graduated from the law faculty of the Saint Petersburg University. In 1873-1874 was publisher and editor of the newspaper Novoe Vremya. In 1876 acquired the newspaper Novosti (newspaper), which he transformed into a political tribune. Notovich was the author of Historical review of Russian publishing legislature ("Исторический очерк русского законодательства о печати" (published in Saint Petersburg in 1873 and 1893. He published several philosophical essays: "Some philosophy" ("Немножко философии", 1886), "Some more philosophy" ("Еще немножко философии" , 1886), "Love and beauty" ("Любовь и Красота", 1888), that were also translated into German and French. In 1874 Notovich published the popular History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle. He also wrote several drama plays: Marriage and Divorce or Transitional Times ("Брак и развод" или "Переходное время"), Shady Business ("Темное дело"), Daughter ("Дочь"), No exit ("Без выхода"), Surprise ("Сюрприз"), The Rejected ("Отверженный"). Some of these plays were staged in theaters of Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
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- This article includes content derived from the Russian Biographical Dictionary, 1896–1918.