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Grigory Alexandrovich Demidov
Grigory Alexandrovich Demidov (russian: Григорий Александрович Демидов; 21 February 1765 – 31 January 1827) was a Russian nobleman from the Demidov family. Life He was a son of Aleksander Grigoryevich Demidov (1737-1803) and his wife Praskovya Matveyevna Olsufyeva (1780-1813), making him a nephew of Grigory Akinfievich Demidov. He initially served as an adjutant to Catherine II of Russia in a guards regiment. On 13 September 1797 he married princess Yekaterina Petrovna Lopukhina (11 April 1783-21 July 1830), daughter of Pyotr Lopukhin and his first wife, Praskovya Ivanovna Levshina. They had six children: * Nikita Grigoryevich (26 June 1798-28 December 1813); * Praskovya Grigoryevna (1799-1840), married Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bakhteyev; * Aleksandr Grigoryevich (1803-1853); * Pyotr Grigoryevich (1807-1862); * Pavel Grigoryevich (1809-1858); * Anna Grigoryevna (1810-1840), married Aleksandr Yegorovich Engelhardt. After his father's death in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigory Demidov
Grigory, Grigori and Grigoriy are Russian language, Russian masculine given names. It may refer to watcher angels or more specifically to Watcher (angel)#Grigori, the egrḗgoroi or Watcher angels. Grigory * Grigory Baklanov (1923–2009), Russian novelist * Grigory Barenblatt (19272018), Russian mathematician * Grigory Bey-Bienko (1903–1971), Russian entomologist * Grigory Danilevsky (1829–1890), Russian novelist * Grigory Falko (born 1987), Russian swimmer * Grigory Fedotov (1916–1957), Soviet football player and manager * Grigory Frid (1915–2012), Russian composer * Grigory Gagarin (1810–1893), Russian painter and military commander * Grigory Gamarnik (born 1929), Soviet wrestler * Grigory Gamburtsev (1903–1955), Soviet seismologist * Grigory Ginzburg (1904–1961), Russian pianist * Grigory Grum-Grshimailo (1860–1936), Russian entomologist * Grigory Gurkin (1870–1937), Altay landscape painter * Grigory Helbach (1863–1930), Russian chess master * Grigory Kiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow State University
M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious university in the country. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, and six branches (including five foreign ones in the Commonwealth of Independent States countries). Alumni of the university include past leaders of the Soviet Union and other governments. As of 2019, 13 List of Nobel laureates, Nobel laureates, six Fields Medal winners, and one Turing Award winner had been affiliated with the university. The university was ranked 18th by ''The Three University Missions Ranking'' in 2022, and 76th by the ''QS World University Rankings'' in 2022, #293 in the world by the global ''Times Higher World University Rankings'', and #326 by ''U.S. News & World Report'' in 2022. It was the highest-ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demidov Family
The House of Demidov (russian: Деми́довы) also Demidoff, was a prominent Russian noble family during the 18th and 19th centuries. Originating in the city of Tula in the 17th century, the Demidovs found success through metal products, and were entered into the European nobility by Peter the Great. Their descendants became among the most influential merchants and earliest industrialists in the Russian Empire, and at their peak were predicted to be the second-richest family in Russia, behind only the Russian Imperial Family. The Demidov family lost its fortune after the February Revolution of 1917, but continues to exist under the rendering Demidoff. History Their progenitor, Demid Antufiev, was a free blacksmith from Tula, where their family necropolis is preserved as a museum. His son Nikita Demidov (March 26, 1656November 17, 1725) made his fortune by his skill in the manufacture of weapons, and established an iron foundry for the government. Peter the Great, with who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1827 Deaths
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1765 Births
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Russian Biographical Dictionary
The ''Russian Biographical Dictionary'' (RBD, russian: Русский биографический словарь) is a Russian-language biographical dictionary published by the Russian Historian Society edited by a collective with Alexander Polovtsov as the editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing .... The dictionary was published in 25 volumes from 1896 to 1918 and considered one of the most comprehensive Russian biographical sources for the 19th and early 20th century period. External links *Online version {{Authority control Russian biographical dictionaries 1896 non-fiction books Reference works in the public domain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, in the belief that this was the site of the Neva Battle in 1240 when Alexander Nevsky, a prince, defeated the Swedes. But the battle took place about away from that site. "On April 5, 1713, in St. Petersburg, in the presence of Peter I, the wooden Church of the Annunciation was consecrated. This day is considered the official founding date of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra." (April 5, 1713 Gregorian was March 25 Julian, feast of the Annunciation.) "The relics of St. Alexander Nevsky were solemnly transferred from Vladimir to the new capital of Russia September 12, 1724, by decree of Peter the Great." (It was August 30 Julian, or September 10 Gregorian; however, since the Russian Orthodox Church still follows the Julian calendar, the transfer of the relics is celebrated on August 30 Julian, which corresponds to Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazarevskoe Cemetery (Saint Petersburg)
Lazarevskoe Cemetery (russian: Лазаревское кладбище) is a historic cemetery in the centre of Saint Petersburg, and the oldest surviving cemetery in the city. It is part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and is one of four cemeteries in the complex. Since 1932 it has been part of the , which refers to it as the Necropolis of the XVIII century (russian: некрополь XVIII века). It covers 0.7 hectares. The cemetery came into existence with the establishment of the city of Saint Petersburg by Peter the Great in the early eighteenth century. With the death of Peter's sister, Natalya Alexeyevna, in 1716, Peter instructed that she be buried in the grounds of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, which was under development at that time. In 1717 Natalya Alexeyevna was interred in the Church of St Lazarus, the first stone building in the monastery complex, and from which the cemetery took its name. The location soon became the burial site for other members of Peter's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Grigoryevich Demidov (1809-1858)
Pavel Grigoryevich Demidov (russian: Павел Григорьевич Демидов; 1738–1821) was a Russian traveller and patron of scientific education. He was from the Demidov family. Life A grandson of Nikita Demidov, he created the mineralogical museum in Moscow in 1775. (now known as the Vernadsky State Geological Museum or the Museum of Earth History),Described by Fischer von Waldheim, ''Le musée Demidoff'', Moscow, 1806–1807, 3 vol. In 1821 Waldheim also composed ''Panegyricus memoriae piae defuncti P.G.Demidow.'', a Latin elogy of Pavel Demidov. in 1803 the Demidov Lyceum at Yaroslavl, and in 1805 the Demidov Scientific Institute at Saint Petersburg. He was also the founder of the university of Tobolsk, Moscow's Botanical Gardens (the Neskuchny Gardens), the Demidov chair in Natural history at Moscow University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina Demidova (Lopukhina)1
Ekaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian ''Yekaterina''. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina. Notable people with the name can be found below. Arts *Ekaterina Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter *Ekaterina Sedia (born 1970), Russian fantasy author Sports * Yekaterina Abramova (born 1982), Russian speed skater * Ekaterina Alexandrova (born 1997), Russian professional tennis player * Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya (2000–2020), Russian-Australian pairs skater *Ekaterina Anikeeva (born 1969), Russian water polo player * Ekaterina Bychkova (born 1985), Russian professional tennis player * Ekaterina Dafovska (born 1975), Bulgarian biathlete * Ekaterina Dzehalevich (born 1986), Belarusian professional tennis player * Yekaterina Gamova (born 1980), Russian volleyball player * Ekaterina Gordeeva (born 1971), Russian Olympic and World figure skating champion *Ekaterina Ivanova (biathlete) (born 1977), Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyotr Grigoryevich Demidov (1807–1862)
Pyotr Grigoryevich Demidov (Russian: Пётр Григорьевич Демидов; 5 November 1807 – 14 April 1862) was a Russian nobleman and general. Most notably he was involved in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, Hungarian campaign of 1849. Life He was the second child of Grigory Alexandrovich Demidov and his wife Ekaterina Petrovna Lopuchina, daughter of Pyotr Lopukhin and sister of Anna Lopukhina. He joined the army in 1825 as a non-commissioned officer in a cavalry regiment. On 14 July that year he was promoted to cornet and for his part in suppressing the November Uprising to lieutenant. On 1 July 1833 he was made an adjutant and two years later a lieutenant-colonel. In 1842 he became a full colonel. On 3 April 1849 he became major general and on 8 September 1855 adjutant general – at the latter rank he accompanied Alexander II of Russia to Moscow for his coronation. He died of tuberculosis on 14 April 1862. Marriage and issue On 12 July 1835 he married Elizave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Grigoryevich Demidov (1803-1853)
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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