Background
KRACHKOVSKIY, Ignatiy was born on March 16, 1883 in Vilnius.
KRACHKOVSKIY, Ignatiy was born on March 16, 1883 in Vilnius.
1905 graduate F’ac of Oriental Languages, Saint St. Petersburg University.
Specialized in Arabic languages and ancient, modem and contemporary Arabic literature 1908-1910 sent to Syria and Egypt to study living Arabic languages and modern literature 1918-1951 professor, Leningrad University.
Also worked at Institute of Oriental Studies, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences. Pioneered systematic study of modern and contemporary Arabic literature Conceived plan of publishing complete catalog of Arabic-language sources on the history of the peoples of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Ccntr Asia.
Member. Polish Academy of Sciences. Honorary member, Iranian Academy of Sciences. Member, British Royal Asian Social.
1934 published in Sogdiyskiy sbornik document on the history of Arab conquests in Centr Asia found during excavations on Mount Mug, Tadzh Soviet Socialist Republic.
Member, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences from 1921. Member, Arab Academy of Sciences, Damascus, from 1923.