Aleksandr Nelidov (1838–1910) was a Russian diplomat.

Early life

He was born in St. Petersburg. He studied law and Oriental languages in

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Career

He entered diplomatic service in 1855. He was Secretary to the Russian embassies at Athens, Munich and Vienna. In 1872 he became Councillor to the Russian embassy in Constantinople. He directed the diplomatic office at the headquarters of the Russian army during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. He was an active part in negotiations that led to the Peace treaty of San Stefano and later the Treaty of Berlin. He was Ambassador to Saxony in 1879. Nelidov helped settle the Armenian question and Balkan difficulties. He was Ambassador to Italy (1897–1903) and Ambassador to France (1903–1910). He presided over the 1907 Hague Peace Conference. He died from

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on 18 September 1910, which he contracted while passing through Munich on 8 August.

References

*''Out of My Past: The Memoirs of Count Kokovtsov'' Edited by H.H. Fisher and translated by Laura Matveev; Stanford University Press, 1935. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nelidov 1835 births 1910 deaths People from Smolensk Governorate Diplomats of the Russian Empire Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to Italy Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to France Saint Petersburg State University alumni Burials at Nikolskoe Cemetery Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to the Ottoman Empire