Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova

Russian author and woman of letters

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1743

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1810

Profession: writer, politician, woman of letters, lady-in-waiting, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Princess Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova (Russian: ???????´?? ????´????? ???????´??-??´?????; 28 March [17 March O.S.] 1743 – 15 January [4 January O.S.] 1810) was the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great and a major figure of the Russian Enlightenment.
She was part of a coup d'etat that placed Catherine on the throne.
Vorontsova-Dashkova was the first woman in the world to head a national academy of sciences and helped found the Russian Academy.
She also published prolifically, with original and translated works on many subjects.



Alternative names	Dmitry Levitzky, Dmitrij Grigorievic Levickij, Dmitry Grigorievich Levitzky, ??????? ??????????? ????????
Description	Russian painter
Date of birth/death	1735	4 April 1822 (in Julian calendar)
Location of birth/death	Kiev	Saint Petersburg
Work location	Saint Petersburg, Moscow
Authority control	: Q556681 VIAF: 57427418 ISNI: 0000 0001 0975 7622 ULAN: 500120612 LCCN: n80128724 WGA: LEVITSKY, Dmitry Grigorevich WorldCat