Author: Nikolai Gumilrov
Born: 15 April 1886
Died: 26 August 1921
Bio: Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev (also Gumilyov; Russian: Николай Степанович Гумилёв) was a poet, literary critic, traveler, and military officer. He was a cofounder of the Acmeist movement. 
He was husband of Anna Akhmatova and father of Lev Gumilev. 
Nikolay Gumilev was arrested and executed by the Cheka, the secret Soviet police force, in 1921.