Vladimir Dal' Владимир Даль Dal's portrait by Vasily Perov Born November 10, 1801 Lugansk Factory, Yekaterinoslav Vice-Royalty, Russian Empire Died September 22, 1872(1872-09-22) (aged 70) Moscow, Russian Empire Resting place Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow Known for Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language Scientific career Fields Lexicography