Mykhailo Petrenko

Mykhailo Petrenko
Petrenko's contemporary portrait
Born	Mykhailo Mykolayovych Petrenko 1817 Sloviansk, Russian Empire (now Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)
Died	January 6, 1863 [O.S. December 25, 1862] Lebedyn, Russian Empire
Occupation	Poet
Citizenship	Russian Empire
Alma mater	Kharkov University
Period	1841–1862
Spouse	Anna Evgrafivna Myrgorodova

Mykhailo Mykolayovych Petrenko (Ukrainian: Петренко Михайло Миколайович; 1817^[1] – January 6, 1863 [O.S. December 25, 1862]^[2]) was a Ukrainian romantic poet notable for his musical works,^[3] and a member of the Kharkiv Romantic School.^[4] He was married to Anna Evgrafivna Myrgorodova.^[5]

Biography

Petrenko was born in the town Sloviansk to a provincial secretary, Petrenko Mykola Dmytrovych, and his wife Mykola Dmytrovych in 1817 as their second child.^[6] Petrenko studied at the juridical faculty of Kharkov University during 1837–1841.^[7] He served in the judicial institutions: in Kharkov (1844–1847), Vovchansk (1847–1849), Lebedyn (1849–1862), rising to collegiate assessor (rank 8th grade).

Petrenko's first poetry published in the anthology Snip (1841).^[8] Among them was the poem "I looked at the sky and thought a thought", which became a folk song – the highest award for Ukrainian poet. His 1845 dramatic duma "Naida" was first published in 2013.^[9] In 1848 A. L. Metlynsky published in the "South Russian collection" selection of Petrenko's poems titled "Thoughts and singing".

Asteroid 274843 Mykhailopetrenko, discovered by astronomers at the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory in 2009, was named in his honor.^[3] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 October 2014 (M.P.C. 90380).^[10]

References

^ "Petrenko, Mykhailo". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ Шевченківська енциклопедія. Том 5: Пе–С. Інститут літератури ім. Т.Г. Шевченка НАН України. Київ. 2015. p. 96. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "274843 Mykhailopetrenko (2009 QF30)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ Hryt͡sak, I͡Aroslav (1996). Istorii︠a︡ Ukraïny (in Ukrainian). Svit. p. 176. ISBN 978-5-7773-0263-2. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "UKRAINIAN SLOBOZHANSKY POET MYKHAYLO PETRENKO" (PDF). donnaba.edu.ua. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "" Т е ор і я т а ме т од и к а н а в ч а н н я с у с п і л ь н и х д и с ц и п л і н "" (PDF). repository.sspu.edu.ua. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-03. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "МИХАЙЛО ПЕТРЕНКО ЗАДИВЛЕНИЙ У НЕБО УКРАЇНИ" (PDF). mao.kiev.ua. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "М. Петренко (1817-1862). Життя і творчість"" (PDF). moodle.znu.edu.ua. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ Євграфович, Петренко Олександр (2015). Поет-романтик Михайло Миколайович Петренко (1817–1862): Твори. Критичні та історико-літературні матеріали. Kyiv: «ПП «НВЦ «ПРОФІ. p. 65. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 September 2019.