Sergey Aksakov

Sergey Aksakov
Portrait of Aksakov by Vasily Perov
Born	(1791-10-01)October 1, 1791 Ufa, Ufa Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	May 12, 1859(1859-05-12) (aged 67) Moscow, Russian Empire
Period	1810s-1850s
Children	Ivan Aksakov Konstantin Aksakov Vera Aksakova
Relatives	Alexandr Aksakov

Sergey Timofeyevich Aksakov (Russian: Серге́й Тимофе́евич Акса́ков, Russian pronunciation: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej tʲɪmɐˈfʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɐˈksakəf]) (October 1 [O.S. September 20] 1791—May 12 [O.S. April 30] 1859) was a 19th-century Russian literary figure remembered for his semi-autobiographical tales of family life, as well as his books on hunting and fishing.

A crater on the planet Mercury has been named in his honor.^[1]