Valentin Aleksandrovich Avrorin () (December 23 1907,

Tambov Tambov ( , ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna River (Moksha basin), Tsna ...

- February 26 1977,

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) was a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the

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and an expert in languages. He was outstanding in the sphere of

Tungusic languages The Tungusic languages (also known as Manchu–Tungus and Tungus) form a language family spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria by Tungusic peoples. Many Tungusic languages are endangered. There are approximately 75,000 native speakers of the ...

, and was one of the active creators of the Nanai written language.

Biography

He was born in

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

to a family of teachers. In 1930, graduated from the Faculty of History and Ethnology of the

Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBGU; ) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the Great, the university from the be ...

. In 1956, defended PhD in Philology. Professor, Department of General Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Novosibirsk State University, the first dean of the faculty. June 26, 1964 elected a corresponding member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Avrorin, Valentin 1907 births 1977 deaths People from Tambov People from Tambovsky Uyezd Tungusologists Language activists Linguists from the Soviet Union Academic staff of Herzen University Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour