Mykhailo Mykolayovych Petrenko (1817 – January 6, 1863 [O. S. December 25, 1862]) was a Ukrainian romantic poet notable for his musical works.[1]

Mykhailo Petrenko
Petrenko's contemporary portrait
Born	Mykhailo Mykolayovych Petrenko 1817 Slovjansk, Russian Empire (now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)
Died	January 06 [O.S. December 25] 1863/1862 Lebedyn, Russian Empire
Occupation	Poet
Citizenship	Russian Empire
Alma mater	Kharkov University
Period	1841–1862

Biography

Petrenko was born in the town Slovjansk to a family of petty officials in 1817. Petrenko studied at the juridical faculty of Kharkov University during 1837–1841. He served in the judicial institutions: in Kharkov (1844–1847), Volchansk (1847–1849), Lebedyn (1849–1862), rising to collegiate assessor (rank 8th grade). Petrenko's first poetry published in the anthology "Snip" (1841). Among them was poetry "I looked at the sky and thought a think", which became a folk song – the highest award for Ukrainian poet. January 20, 1845 dated dramatic Duma "Najda", first published in 2013. In 1848 A. L. Metlynsky published in the "South Russian collection" selection of Petrenko's poems titled "Thoughts and singing". Asteroid 274843 Mykhailopetrenko, discovered by astronomers at the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory in 2009, was named in his honor.[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 October 2014 (M.P.C. 90380).[2]

References

External links

Media related to Mykhaylo Petrenko at Wikimedia Commons

• Site dedicated to Mikhail Nikolayevich Petrenko

На других языках

[ru] Петренко, Михаил Николаевич