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Was born in Taganrog, Russia
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Fathers bankruptcy.Moscow to start anew.
In 1876 his father went bankrupt and fled to Moscow to start anew. -
He joined his parents in Moscow
Chekhov soon took his father's place as head of the household -
Moscow University.
He immediately entered the medical faculty of Moscow University. -
First Work
In March 1880 the Dragonfly published his first sketch. During that year it published nine more, most of them signed "Antosha Chekhonte." -
In the fall of 1882 he was introduced to Leikin, editor of Fragments, to which he was soon contributing regularly.
In the fall of 1882 he was introduced to Leikin, editor of Fragments, to which he was soon contributing regularly.His first book was The Tales of Melpomene, a collection of six of these sketches published with his own money (on credit) -
Hospital at Chikino
He went to work in the hospital at Chikino, but by December of that year he had begun to cough up blood, the first symptom of the tuberculosis that was to kill him. -
Motley Stories
Midsummer 1886 saw the appearance of Chekhov's first substantial book, Motley Stories; on the title page his real name -
In the Twilight
He was elected to the Literary Fund, an honor accorded only prominent authors.In the Twilight, a collection of short stories, appeared in August. -
Chekhov's first completed play
Chekhov's first completed play Ivanov, was produced in Moscow in November 1887. -
Melichovo
He spent 5 years there and those were happy years in spite of his illness. He wrote some of his best stories there, including Ward No. 6, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya. -
The Seagull in the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Petersburg.
It was a complete failure because of the dull and clumsy production.However, the play was successfully performed as the first production of the Moscow Art Theatre. -
Marriage.The Three Sisters
He married an Art Theatre actress,Olga Knipper, who acted in his play The Three Sisters the same year. -
The Cherry Orchard.Chekhov died
The Cherry Orchard his last play, was produced in 1904.Soon after the first night Chekhov died. He was 44.