Historical FigureFemale
Olena Pčilka
1849 – 1930
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryOlha Petrivna Kosach, better known by her pen name Olena Pchilka, was a Ukrainian publisher, writer, ethnographer, interpreter, and civil activist. She was the sister of Mykhailo Drahomanov and the mother of Lesya Ukrainka, Olha Kosach-Kryvyniuk, Mykhailo Kosach, Oksana Kosach-Shymanovska, Mykola Kosach, Izydora Kosach-Borysova and Yuriy Kosach.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 29, 1849
Hadiach
Date of death
October 4, 1930
Kyiv
Citizenship
Russian Empire · Ukrainian People's Republic · Ukrainian State · Soviet Union
Occupations & fields
ethnologistwriterjournalist
- Field and occupation
- ukrajinská spisovatelka a etnografka
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