He was born October 27, 1876 in the village Bayevo, Alatyrsky Uyezd, Simbirsk Governorate of Russian Empire.
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While in Argentina, Erzia invented a method of processing some locally grown, extra-hard types of wood: algarrobo and quebracho.
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Erzia chose his pseudonym after the native ethnic group, the Erzya Mordvins.
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In 1892 his family moved to Alatyr; Stepan became an apprentice of various icon-painting studios.
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