Biography of Vladimir Nabokov | Early Life - Exile and Education - Literary and Academic Career - Later Life and Legacy of Vladimir Nabokov
Biography of Vladimir Nabokov: Born: April 22, 1899, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire Died: July 2, 1977, in Montreux, Switzerland Biography of Vladimir Nabokov Early Life: Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov was born into an aristocratic family. His father, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, was a liberal politician, and the family fled Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. Vladimir Nabokov's Exile and Education: The Nabokov family settled in exile in various European cities before Vladimir attended Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Nabokov also studied at the University of Berlin and later pursued a career as a lepidopterist (butterfly expert). Marriage and Immigration to the United States: Nabokov married Véra Slonim in 1925, and they had one child, Dmitri. The family emigrated to the United States in 1940, escaping the advancing Nazi occupation of France. Literary Career of Vladimir Nabokov: Nabokov wrote his early works in Russian but achieved internati...