Stepan Nikitich Begichev ''(russian: Бегичев, Степан Никитич)'' (22 July 1785 – 3 September 1859) was a Russian Empire colonel and memoirist, brother of

Dmitry Begichev Dmitry Nikitich Begichev (russian: Дми́трий Ники́тич Бе́гичев; 28 September 1786 - 24 November 1855) was a Russian writer, governor of Voronezh Province, and senator. Biography Begichev was born into a family of the ancien ...

and Yablochkova Elizaveta

Family

* Father - Captain Nikita Begichev * Mother - Alexandra Kologrivova * Brother - Dmitry Nikitich Begichev (b. 09/17/1786 - d. 11/12/1855), writer * Sister - Elizaveta Nikitichna Begicheva (Yablochkova) (b. 1771 - d.1843), writer, grandmother of

Pavel Yablochkov Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov (also transliterated as Jablochkoff; russian: Павел Николаевич Яблочков) ( – ) was a Russian electrical engineer, businessman and the inventor of the Yablochkov candle (a type of electric ...

inventor of

Yablochkov candle A Yablochkov candle (sometimes electric candle) is a type of electric carbon arc lamp, invented in 1876 by the Russian electrical engineer Pavel Yablochkov. Design A Yablochkov candle consists of a sandwich of two electrodes, which are long carb ...

electric carbon arc lamp

Friends/connections

While living in

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, his house was visited by his close friends such as Prince

Vladimir Odoyevsky Prince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoyevsky (russian: Влади́мир Фёдорович Одо́евский, p=ɐˈdojɪfskʲɪj; Владимир Федорович Одоевский. Библиографический указатель. Энц ...

(philosopher, writer, music critic), Denis Davydov (soldier-poet),

Wilhelm Küchelbecker Wilhelm Ludwig von Küchelbecker ( rus, Вильге́льм Ка́рлович Кюхельбе́кер, p=kʲʉxʲɪlʲˈbʲekʲɪr, tr. ; in St. Petersburg – in Tobolsk) was a Russian Romantic poet and Decembrist revolutionary of Ger ...

(Romantic poet),

Alexey Verstovsky Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky (russian: Алексéй Никола́евич Верстóвский) () was a Russian composer, musical bureaucrat and rival of Mikhail Glinka. Biography Alexey Verstovsky was born at Seliverstovo Estate, Kozlo ...

(composer) and

Alexander Griboyedov Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (russian: Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов, ''Aleksandr Sergeevich Griboedov'' or ''Sergeevich Griboyedov''; 15 January 179511 February 1829), formerly romanized as Alexander Sergueevich Gri ...

(writer). In 1819 he had 175 'souls' assigned to his properties. Member of the Military Society (possibly saving the Union) and the Union of Welfare. He was buried in village Yekaterininskaya of Epifanskie County of

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First wife

Anna Baryshnikova - married 29 April 1823

Children

* Nikita (b. 1827) * Nadezhda (b. 28 July 1828 – d. 1848) ''(Goddaughter of

)'' * Yekaterina (b. 1829 - d.) in a marriage ''Tilicheeva'' * Ivan (b. 1831 - d.) * Dmitry (b. 1832 - d.) * Maria (b. 1833 - d. 1918)

Second wife

Maria Ivanovna Lelu (French governess) - Married 1844

Military career

* 18 November 1795—Enrolled into Page Corps * 8 February 1802 --

Cornet The cornet (, ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B, though there is also a sopr ...

of Alexandria Hussars * 21 August 1802—Transferred into Olonetsky Musketeer Regiment as an ensign * 21 September 1803 -- ''Dismissed'' * 1807—Joined the

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Police Force * 13 January 1813—Re-enrolled as a

& was appointed as an

adjutant Adjutant is a military appointment given to an officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources in an army unit. The term is used in French-speaking armed forces as a non-commission ...

to his relative, General Alexey S Kologrivov * 21 May 1813—Transferred to the

Cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...

Regiment in the same rank of Cornet * 1814—Promoted to the rank of

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...

* 26 January 1817—Deployed to the front * 13 March 1818—Staff-Captain * 13 March 1819—Captain * 9 July 1819—Colonel of Tiraspol Horse-Jaeger Regiment * 15 September 1825—Retired as Colonel

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Begichev, Stepan 1785 births 1859 deaths Writers from the Russian Empire