Alexander Shishkov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alexander Shishkov

Russian admiral

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1754

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1841

Profession: politician, playwright, philosopher, linguist, lexicographer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Alexander Shishkov

  • Alexander Semyonovich Shishkov (Russian: ??????´??? ????????? ?????´?) (March 20 [O.S.
  • March 9] 1754 - April 21 [O.S.
  • April 9] 1841, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian statesman, writer, and admiral. Shishkov was notorious for his proto-Slavophile sentiments.
  • He was the President of the Russian Academy and People's Education Minister.
  • Shishkov published The Trilingual Naval Dictionary, Russia's first dictionary of Russian and foreign naval terms.
  • He was an influence on Prince Shirinsky-Shikhmatov and on the young Sergei Aksakov.

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