Prince Pavel Mikhailovich Dashkov FRS (12 May 1763 – 1807) was a Russian

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...

Life

He was the son of

Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova Princess Yekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (born Countess Vorontsova; ; 28 March 1743 – 15 January 1810) This source reports that Prince Dashkov died in 1761. was an influential noblewoman, a major figure of the Russian Enlightenment and a close f ...

and Mikhail Ivanovich Dashkov (1736–1764). He was educated at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...

, from 1777 to 1779, graduating with an MA. He was on Grigory Potyomkin's staff with Korsakov. He was elected

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

on 8 February 1781.

Freemasonry

Dashkov was a Scottish Freemason. He was Initiated in Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No. 2, on 13 May 1779. He is recorded as 'Paul avel His Highness, Prince of Dashkov.' History of the Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No.2, compiled from the records 1677-1888
By Alan MacKenzie. 1888. P.244.

Works

''Dissertatio philosophica inauguralis, de tragoedia.''
Paulus Daschkovie princeps, 1779

References

External links

Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No. 2 (Edinburgh)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dashkov, Michailovich Pavel 1763 births 1807 deaths Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Fellows of the Royal Society Engineers from the Russian Empire Scottish Freemasons