Anatoly Leman
1859–1913A Russian writer and editor who published a billiards textbook, wrote luthier's guides, and was arrested during the 1905 Revolution before being acquitted.
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Anatoly Leman, a Russian writer and editor, also manufactured musical string instruments and played billiards professionally. In 1885, he published the Theory of the Billiards textbook, a practical guide to the game. During the 1905 Revolution, he published the newspaper Rabochaya Nedelya (Working Week), was arrested, and in 1906 was acquitted.
Born in Moscow in 1859, Leman regularly published stories and novels in periodicals such as Nablyudatel, Istorichesky Vestnik, and Vsemirnaya Illyustratsia. Some of these appeared as separate editions, including The Gentry's Tale (1886) and Sour milk (1891). While in Moscow, from 1884 to 1885, he edited the magazine Razvlechenye.
Leman also authored the book of memoirs The Life of a Cadet (1879) and a dozen luthier's guides and other books on the craft of violin and cello. The best known of these were The Book on Violin (1892) and Violin Acoustics (1903). He died in Saint Petersburg in 1913.
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