Maria Chekhova

Maria Pavlovna Chekhova (Russian: Мари́я Па́вловна Че́хова) was a Russian teacher, artist, founder of the Chekhov Memorial House museum in Yalta, and a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. Anton Chekhov was her brother.

This article is about the Russian teacher and artist. For the Russian feminist, suffragette and educator, see Maria Chekhova (feminist). For the Russian-German physicist, see Maria V. Chekhova.
Maria Chekhova
Мария Чехова
Portrait, 1882
Born(1863-08-31)August 31, 1863
Taganrog, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 15, 1957(1957-01-15) (aged 93)
Yalta, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Occupation(s)teacher, artist
Known forfounder of the Chekhov Memorial House museum in Yalta
AwardsSaint Stanislaus ribbon
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
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