Vasily Tatishchev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasily Tatishchev

Russian historian

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1686

Place of Birth: Pskov, Pskov Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1750

Profession: history, geography, politician, economy, lexicology, economist, historian, geographer, anthropologist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev (Russian: ????´??? ????´??? ????´???) (April 19, 1686 – July 15, 1750) was a prominent Russian statesman, and ethnographer, best remembered as the author of the first full-scale Russian history and founder of three Russian cities: Stavropol-on-Volga (now Tolyatti), Yekaterinburg, and Perm.
Throughout this work, he advocates the idea that autocracy is the perfect form of government for Russia.