Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer and author (d. 1872)
Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (Russian: Влади́мир Ива́нович Даль, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈdalʲ]; November 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was a noted Russian-language lexicographer, polyglot, Turkologist, and founding member of the Russian Geographical Society. During his lifetime he compiled and documented the oral history of the region that was later published in Russian and became part of modern folklore.