Name: Samuil Marshak
Birthday: 03 November 1887
Deathday: 04 July 1964
Place of Birth: Voronezh, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Known For: Writing
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.