Samuil Marshak
Born
November 3, 1887
Died
July 4, 1964 (76 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Voronezh, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Samuil Marshak was a Russian Jewish and Soviet writer, translator and children's poet. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages into Russian.