Background
VYRGAN, Ivan was born in 1908 in village Matveevka, now Poltava Oblast.
VYRGAN, Ivan was born in 1908 in village Matveevka, now Poltava Oblast.
Graduated Kremenchug Pedagogical Technicum. 1940 graduated Philological Faculty, Kharkov University.
1927 first work published. For 2 years after graduation from the technicum taught Ukrainia and Russ, language and literature. During World War II in Soviet Army.
In recent years has turned to prose writing. Has translated into Ukrainian the works of Russia, Belarusian, Georgia, Armenian, Czech, Bulgarian, German and Latin poets.