Alexander Appolonovich Manuilov (; April 3, 1861 in

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– July 20, 1929 in

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) was a Russian

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and politician. He was one of the founding members of the

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(known as the Kadets) and was the Rector of

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between 1908 and 1911. He was the Minister of Education in the first

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and from 1924 was in the central administration of

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, the Soviet state bank.

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1861 births 1929 deaths Ministers of the Russian Provisional Government Economists from Moscow Academic staff of Moscow State University Rectors of Moscow State University Economists from the Russian Empire Soviet economists Russian Constitutional Democratic Party members People from Odesa {{Russia-politician-stub