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Ivan Petrovych Kotlyarevsky (Ukrainian: Іван Петрович Котляревський) (9 September 1769, Poltava – 10 November 1838, Poltava), was a Ukrainian writer, poet and playwright, regarded as the pioneer of modern Ukrainian literature.
Biography
After studying at the Poltava Theological Seminary (1780–1789), he worked as a tutor for the gentry at rural estates, where he became familiar with Ukrainian folk life and the peasant vernacular. He served in the Imperial Russian Army between 1796 and 1808. In 1810 he became the trustee of an institution for the education of children of impoverished nobles. In 1812, during the French invasion of Imperial Russia he organized a Cossack cavalry regiment to fight the French and served in it as a major.
He helped stage theatrical productions at the Poltava governor-general's residence and was the artistic director of the Poltava Theater between 1812 and 1821. From 1827to 1835 he directed several philanthropic agencies [1] and was a member of the Poltava freemason lodge "Love for Truth" (Ukrainian: Любов до істини).
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