Ğabdulla Tuqay, Russian poet and publicist (died 1913)

Gabdulla Tukay

Tatar poet (1886–1913)

Ğabdulla Möxəmmətğərif ulı Tuqay was a Tatar poet, critic, publisher, and towering figure of Tatar literature. Tuqay is often referred to as the founder of modern Tatar literature and the modern Tatar literary language, which replaced Old Tatar.