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Nikolai Marr

Georgian ethnologist and linguist (1864–1934)

Nikolai Marr has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists January 6, 1865 in Kutaisi, Georgia.

Born

January 6, 1865

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: December 20, 1934

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.

Birthplace
Kutaisi, Georgia
Professions
university teacher, linguist, Esperantist, philologist, orientalist, armenologist, anthropologist, ethnologist, writer, archaeologist
Citizenship
Russian Empire, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Soviet Union, British Empire

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: January 6, 1865 (BnF authorities; Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century; Chuvash encyclopedia) or January 6, 1865 (NLR Employees; Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century) or January 6, 1864 (Biographical Dictionary of Georgia).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

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All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Nikolai Marr born?

Nikolai Marr was born in Kutaisi, Georgia.

When did Nikolai Marr die?

Nikolai Marr died on December 20, 1934.