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Taranov (1759-1819) was the son of a poor noble from Kharkov. He earned the rank of lieutenant before retiring from military service in 1779. Beginning in 1784 he held a variety of appointed and elected posts in Tavrida, including provincial procurat...

Heinrich Karl Ernst Köhler studied in Wittenburg and Leipzig. He came to St. Petersburg as a private tutor in 1790 and worked as a librarian at the Hermitage. He grew famous throughout Europe for his studies of classical art. A member of the Academ...

One of Alexander I’s closest advisors, Golitsyn accumulated an impressive record, serving as over-procurator of the Holy Synod and Minister of Spiritual Affairs and Education. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences, and a cavalier of every orde...

Married the highly influential Princess Anna Sergeevna Vsevolozhskaia, daughter of Lt. General S. V. Vsevolozhskii.