
Soviet linguist (1899-1970)
Soviet Union
Pyatnitskoye cemetery
Iwan Afanassjewitsch Wassilenko (* 8. July 1899 in Vesele; † 9. March 1970 in Moscow) was a soviet linguist. He was 70 years old. He studied at Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University. He worked at Moscow Pedagogical State University. He was awarded the Honored Scientist of the RSFSR. He was buried at Pyatnitskoye cemetery.