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Mykola Mykolayovych Arkas (born 7 January 1853, Mykolaiv – 26 September 1909, Mykolaiv) was a Ukrainian composer, writer, historian, and cultural activist. Arkas was the author of a popular book History of Ukraine (1908). == Biography == Mykola Arkas was born on 26 December 1852 (7 January 1853), in Nikolaev in the family of Black Sea Fleet Admiral Mykola Arkas and Sophia, née Bogdanovich. Mykola Arkas received all-round education in the Law School of St. Petersburg and completed his studies in physics and mathematics at the University of Odessa. After completing his studies (1875–81), according to the family tradition, he served in the Navy Department in Nikolaev. Upon completion of naval service in 1881 he obtained a magistracy in Kherson. In his leisure time Mykola started collecting and recording folk songs, also studied the history of Ukraine. His teacher, Petr Nischinskyi, who was a Ukrainian composer, conductor and writer, had an influence upon Mykola; the latter tried to master musical knowledge independently, to develop his composer's skills and writing music. Mykola Arkas died on 13 (26) March 1909, in Nikolaev, where he was buried on the town cemetery in the family chapel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mykola Arkas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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