ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ ɛnsˌaɪkloʊpˈiːdiə ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ ænd ˈɑːɹt ʌv bˌɛlɚɹˈuːs nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən ɪn kˌɑːzləvˈɪtʃi mˈænɚ nˌɪɹ pɹəpˈɔɪsk mˈɑːdɚn slˈɔːhɐɹˌæd, bˌɛlɚɹˈuːs.
According to the Encyclopedia of Literature and Art of Belarus (1985), he was born in 1757 in Kozlovichi manor near Propoysk (modern Slawharad, Belarus).