Author: N. G. Garin-Mikhaĭlovskiĭ
Born: 20 February [O.S. 8 February] 1852
Died: 10 December [O.S. 27 November] 1906
Bio: Nikolai Georgievich Mikhailovsky (Russian: Никола́й Гео́ргиевич Михайло́вский) was a Russian writer and essayist, locating engineer and railroad constructor. As a writer, he published under the pseudonym N. Garin (Russian: Н. Га́рин), and since his death has been commonly referred to as the hyphenated Garin-Mikhailovsky.