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The grave of the writer, poet, scientist and public figure I. Ya. Franko
Full name of the monument :
The grave of the writer, poet, scientist and public figure I. Ya. Franko
Short or non-official name :
The grave of Franko
Region :
Lviv region
Address of the monument :
Lviv, Lychakivskyi cemetery, field 4
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1916 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Imperial period from XVIIІ centuries to 1918
Artist(s) :
Serhii Lytvynenko
sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
ІВАН ФРАНКО
1856 - 1916
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
National heroes
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Lviv city council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Ivan Yakovych Franko is an outstanding Ukrainian poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, publicist, translator, scientist, public and political figure. Doctor of Philosophy (1893), active member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society (1899), honorary doctor of Kharkiv University (1906). Member of the branch of "Prosvita" Society. In 1916, I. Franko was buried at the Lychakiv cemetery in someone else's tomb. It was temporary, and on May 28, 1921, his ashes were reburied in a permanent place at the beginning of the 4th field. The monument on his grave was opened on May 29, 1933.
