Alexander Shiryaev

Russian ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer, founder of character dance in Russian ballet who served at the Mariinsky Theatre. Shiryaev was also a pioneering animation director who is credited with invention of stop motion animation.

Other names:

Aleksandr Širjaev,

Aleksandr Viktorovič Širjaev ,

Alexander Victorovic Shiryaev,

Alexandr Victorovic Shiryaev,

Александр Викторович Ширяев,

Aleksandr Shiryayev,

Alexandr Shiryaev

Gender:

Nam

Birthday:

10 thg 9, 1867

Death:

25 thg 4, 1941

Place of birth:

Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]