SHEVCHENKO Taras

SHEVCHENKO Taras (March 9, 1814, † March 10, 1861) (Ukrainian: Тара́с Григо́рович Шевче́нко), was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, as well as folklorist and ethnographer. His literary heritage is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, the modern Ukrainian language. Shevchenko is also known for many masterpieces as a painter and an illustrator.