Aleksandr Lensky

Aleksandr Pavlovich Lensky (Russian Александр Павлович Ленский; 1 (13) October 1847 in Kishinev – 13 (25) October 1908 in Moscow) was a Russian actor, director and theatrical educator. He was an outstanding figure of theatre under the Russian Empire. He was the illegitimate son of Prince Pavel Gagarin and singer Olga Vervitsioti. He made his debut in 1865 in Vladimir at the theater under the direction of Alexandra Chitau-Ogarieva. Aleksandr died in Moscow on October 26, 1908. Buried in Kanev.

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1847 births

1908 deaths

Male actors from the Russian Empire

Theatre directors from the Russian Empire

Educators from the Russian Empire

Actors from Chișinău

19th-century educators from the Russian Empire

19th-century male actors from the Russian Empire

Russian male stage actors