Samuil Marshak
Known for: Writer
Born: 3 November 1887, Voronezh, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died: 4 July 1964
Samuil Marshak was a Russian Jewish and Soviet writer, translator and children's poet. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages into Russian.