Born in Nizhny-Novgorod (Russia), died in Asnières-sur-Seine (France). Most sources have 1844 as birth year, but the death registration mentions age 52, which implies ca.1847. [1]
He had a conflict with Alexandre Dumas junior, regarding the authorship of the play Les Danicheff (1876): originally Pierre Newsky was intended as the pseudonym for their collaboration on this piece, but later Corvin claimed the authorship and the pseudonym for himself. [2]
