Samuil Marshak

Born 3 November 1887 in Voronezh, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died 4 July 1964 (aged 76)

Samuil Marshak was a Russian Jewish and Soviet writer, translator and children's poet. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages into Russian.