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Alexandr Shiryaev
AKA: Aleksandr ŠirjaevBirthday: 1867-09-10
Died: 1941-04-25
Birthplace: San Pietroburgo, Russia
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.