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Kirill Razumovsky

Russian statesman (1728–1803)

Count Kirill Grigoryevich Razumovsky or Razumovski (29 March [O.S. 18 March] 1728 – 21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1803) was a Russian statesman of Ukrainian Cossack origin who served as the last hetman of the Zaporozhian Host on both sides of the Dnieper (from 1750 to 1764) and then as a General field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army. Razumovsky was also the president of the St.²

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Born Mar 29, 1728, died Jan 21, 1803.¹

About

Petersburg Imperial Academy of Sciences from 1746 to 1798.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kirill Razumovsky, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Russian Academy of SciencesChair¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Göttingen³

Kirill Razumovsky was born in Lemeshi, Kiev Regiment, Cossack Hetmanate, Russian Empire, on 29 March 1728. He was a member of the Razumovsky family, at that time low-rank family of Cossack Grigory (Hryhoriy) Rozum. He was the younger brother of Alexei Razumovsky, partner of Elizabeth of Russia. Razumovsky was sent to study in Königsberg under Leonhard Euler at age 15. He graduated from the University of Göttingen.

In July 1744, Razumovsky was given the title of count. In 1746, Razumovsky was appointed as president of the Russian Academy of Sciences and served until 1765.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kirill Razumovsky (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: diplomat, marshal, academic, military leader, politician, military commander.⁷

1750 to 1764Hetman of Zaporizhian Host⁵
Date not recordedFounded Palace of Rozumovskyi (Baturyn)⁴
Date not recordedChair, Russian Academy of Sciences⁶

Personal life

BornMar 29, 1728, Lemeshi (Kozeletskii raion)⁸
DiedJan 21, 1803, Baturyn⁹
CitizenshipCossack Hetmanate, Russian Empire¹⁰
SpouseYekaterina Razumovskaya married 1746¹¹

Awards

Date not recordedKnight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky¹²
Date not recordedOrder of St. Andrew¹²
Date not recordedOrder of the White Eagle¹²

Sources

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WikidataKirill Razumovsky on Wikidata
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WikidataKirill Razumovsky: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataKirill Razumovsky: Founded Palace of Rozumovskyi (Baturyn), on Wikidata
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WikidataKirill Razumovsky: Hetman of Zaporizhian Host, on Wikidata
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WikidataKirill Razumovsky: Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataKirill Razumovsky: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataKirill Razumovsky: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataKirill Razumovsky: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataKirill Razumovsky: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataRussian Academy of Sciences, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsKirill Razumovsky photo by Pompeo Batoni, Public domain