Denis Fonvizin

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Denis Fonvizin
Portrait, c. 1780s
Born	Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin (1745-04-14)14 April 1745 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	12 December 1792(1792-12-12) (aged 47) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Resting place	Lazarevskoe Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
Occupation	Writer, playwright, translator
Alma mater	Imperial Moscow University
Spouse	Ekaterina Ivanovna Rogovikova (1774–1792)

Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin (Russian: Денис Иванович Фонвизин, IPA: [dʲɪˈnʲis ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ fɐnˈvʲizʲɪn]; 14 April [O.S. 3 April] 1745 – 12 December [O.S. 1 December] 1792) was a Russian playwright and writer of the Russian Enlightenment. He was one of the founders of literary comedy in Russia. His main works are two satirical comedies—including The Minor, which mocks contemporary Russian gentry—which are still staged today.