| Alexander Sheller | |
| Birthname: | Alexander Konstantinovch Sheller Александр Константинович Шеллер |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1838 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Death Place: | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Occupation: | writer • poet • editor |
| Years Active: | 1850s-1900 |
Alexander Konstantinovch Sheller (Russian: Алекса′ндр Константи′нович Ше′ллер, 11 August 1838, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, – 4 December 1900, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian writer of Estonian and Polish origins. A regular contributor to Sovremennik, Delo and Russkoye Slovo, Sheller published numerous stories, poems, translations, articles and essays, often using the pseudonym A.Mikhaylov, and is sometimes referred to as A.K. Sheller-Mikhaylov. His best-known novel was Gnilyie bolota (Putrid Moors, 1864), followed by Zhizn Shupova (The Life of Shupov, 1865) and Staryie gnyozda (Old Nests, 1875). The Complete Works of A.K. Sheller-Mikhaylov in 15 volumes came out in 1895.[1] [2]