Author: Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov
Alternate names: I. A. Goncharov; Ivan Goncharov; Goncharov I.; Goncharov I.A.; I. Goncharov; Goncharov; Ivan A. Goncharov; Ivan GONCHAROV; Ivan Aleksandrovic Gontsjarov; Ivan Aleksandrovitch Gontcharov
Born: 18 June 1812
Died: 27 September 1891
Bio: Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (Russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Гончаро́в) was a Russian novelist best known for his novels *The Same Old Story* (1847), *Oblomov* (1859), and *The Precipice* (1869, also translated as *Malinovka Heights*). He also served in many official capacities, including the position of censor.