
Ivan Savvich Morozov (21 July, 1810–19 October, 1864,
Tver
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, ) was a
Russian
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entrepreneur who took part in the creation of the
Tver Manufactory. He was the son of
Savva Vasilyevich Morozov
Savva Vasilyevich Morozov (; 24 April 1770 – 1860) was an eighteenth-century Russian entrepreneur, who founded the Morozov dynasty.
Origins
He was born a serf, his father, a fisherman having been sold by Vsevoloshsky along with other serfs, b ...
, but unlike his brothers is not recognised as founding any of the Morozov companies.
Ivan was born unfree as a
serf
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. His father bought his freedom along with that of himself and his elder brothers,
Elisei Savvich Morozov,
Zhakar Savvich Morozov and
Abram Savvich Morozov
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in 1820.
References
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1810 births
1864 deaths
Industrialists from the Russian Empire
Morozov family (merchants)