Biography
Денис Фонвизин
Real name: Дени́с Ива́нович Фонви́зин
Denis Fonvizin (3 (14) April 1745, Moscow - 1 (12) December 1792, St. Petersburg) - Russian writer of the Catherine's era, the creator of the Russian everyday comedy. Secretary of the head of Russian diplomacy N. I. Panin, state councilor. The elder brother of Senator P.I.Fonvizin.