Андрей Белый
Lev Kobylinsky was born in Moscow. He was an illegitimate son of the director of private gymnasium Lev Polivanoff. In 1902 he graduated from the law faculty of Moscow University. Together with Andrei Bely organized poetic circle of " Argonauts ". In the years 1904–1909 an active member of the magazine "Libra". In the years 1910–1917, along with Andrew White and Emily Medtner founded the publishing house "Musaget". He emigrated to Switzerland in 1911. Like his friend Andrei Bely, became interested in anthroposophy of Rudolf Steiner, but later he accepted Catholicism and joined the Society of Jesus. Ellis wrote literary and philosophical works in German. He died in Locarno, Switzerland.