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Lyudmila Verbitskaya

Russian linguist and teacher (1936–2019)

Lyudmila Verbitskaya (née, Lyudmila Bubnova; 17 October 1936 – 24 November 2019) was a Russian linguist and teacher. She was the former president of Saint Petersburg State University.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Lyudmila Verbitskaya (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 17, 1936, died Nov 24, 2019.¹

Companies

International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and LiteratureChair 2003 to 2019¹⁶

Early life and education

1953 to 1954Lviv University³
1958Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University³
Date not recordedSaint Petersburg State University³

Career

Occupation: university teacher, philologist, Russian studies scholar.⁹

2018 to 2019Honorary presidency⁵
2013 to 2018President, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the USSR⁵
2010 to 2019Dean⁵
Since 2010Chair, Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University⁸
2008 to 2019University president, Saint Petersburg State University⁵
2003 to 2019President, International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature⁵
2003 to 2019Chair, International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature⁶
2003 to 2018Chair, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the USSR⁷
1999 to 2019President, Q4398244⁵
1994 to 2008Rector, Saint Petersburg State University⁵
1958 to 2019Worked at Saint Petersburg State University⁴

Lyudmila Alekseevna Verbitskaya was born in Leningrad on 17 October 1936.

She earned a doctorate in philology from Leningrad State University (1958). During her academic career, her research focused on Modern Russian speech, stylistics, vocabulary, and semantics.

Verbitskaya was rector (1994–2008), and then president (2008–2019) of Saint Petersburg State University. She also served as the chair of the Russian Academy of Education (during the period 11 November 2013 – 2018), and as the Academy's Honorary President, 2018–2019. She chaired the Board of Trustees of the Russkiy Mir Foundation, an organization formed for “promoting the Russian language, as Russia’s national heritage and a significant aspect of Russian and world culture, and supporting Russian language teaching programs abroad.” In addition, she served as Chair of the International Association of Russian Language and Literature Teachers (MAPRYAL), a professional organization founded in 1967.

She was a close friend of Vladimir Putin.

She died in St. Petersburg on 24 November 2019. The 49th International Scientific Philological Conference, held at St. Petersburg State University in December 2020, was dedicated to her memory.

From Wikipedia’s article on Lyudmila Verbitskaya (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornJun 17, 1936, Saint Petersburg¹⁰
DiedNov 24, 2019, Saint Petersburg¹¹
CitizenshipRussia, Soviet Union¹²

Awards

2016Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class¹³
2011Order of Honour¹³
2006Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class¹³
2006honorary doctor of Matej Bel University^{13 15}
2004Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class¹³
2003honorary doctor of the Voronezh State University^{13 14}
2001Russian President's Prize in the field of education¹³
2000Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class¹³
1996Order of Friendship¹³
Date not recordedCommander of the French Order of Academic Palms¹³

More awards (18)

Date not recordedFrench Order of Academic Palms¹³
Date not recordedHonoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation¹³
Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour¹³
Date not recordedMedal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"¹³
Date not recordedMedal "Veteran of Labour"¹³
Date not recordedMedal of Anatoly Koni¹³
Date not recordedMember of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland¹³
Date not recordedMinistry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation¹³
Date not recordedOrder "Duslyk"¹³
Date not recordedOrder of Princess Olga, 3rd class¹³
Date not recordedOrder of the Holy Princess Olga¹³
Date not recordedPrize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education¹³
Date not recordedPrize of the President of the Russian Federation¹³
Date not recordedRussian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour¹³
Date not recordedStolypin Medal, 1st class¹³
Date not recordedStolypin Medal¹³
Date not recordedUshinsky Medal¹³
Date not recordedhonorary citizen of Saint Petersburg¹³

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WikidataLyudmila Verbitskaya: Chair, International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature, on Wikidata
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WikidataLyudmila Verbitskaya: Chair, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the USSR, on Wikidata
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WikidataLyudmila Verbitskaya: Chair, Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University, on Wikidata
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Wikimedia CommonsLyudmila Verbitskaya photo by Э.Ф. Миргазизов, CC BY 4.0