Author: K. N. Batyushkov
Born: 29 May 1787
Died: 19 July 1855
Bio: Konstantin Nikolayevich Batyushkov (Russian: Константи́н Никола́евич Ба́тюшков (29 May [O.S. 18 May] 1787 – 19 July [O.S. 7 July] 1855) was a Russian poet, essayist and translator of the Romantic era. 
He also served in the diplomatic corps, spending an extended period in 1818 and 1819 as a secretary to the Russian diplomatic mission at Naples.