Nov 29, 1823Zarih, Poltava Oblast, UkraineDied on 08 Jan 1901 (aged 77)Sagittarius
About Matviy Nomys
Matviy Nomys (Ukrainian: ?????? ?????, real name: Matviy Terentiyovych Symonov (?????´? ????´???????? ??´?????, Russian: ?????? ??????????? ???????), 17 November 1823, Zarih, Orzhytsia Raion, Poltava Oblast – 26 December 1900, Lubny) was a Ukrainian ethnographer, folklorist, writer and teacher.
He is best known as an editor and publisher of one of the most comprehensive and authoritative collections of some of Ukrainian folklore genres, such as proverbs, sayings, riddles and so on.