Author: A. F. Gilʹferding
Alternate names: А.Ф.Гильфердинг; Алесандр Федорович Гильфердинг; Alexander Gilferding; A.F. Gilferding
Born: 14 July 1831
Died: 2 July 1872
Bio: Alexander Hilferding also spelled Aleksandar Fedorovich Giljferding (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Гильферди́нг) was a Russian Imperial linguist and folklorist of German descent who collected some 318 bylinas in the Russian North.