Mitrofan Belyayev
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Mitrofan Belyayev

Russian music publisher

Mitrofan Petrovich Belyayev (Russian: Митрофа́н Петро́вич Беля́ев; old style 10/22 February 1836, St. Petersburg – 22 December 1903/ 4 January 1904) was a Russian music publisher, philanthropist, and the owner of a large wood dealership enterprise in Russia.2

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

Born Feb 22, 1836, died Jan 10, 1904.1

About

He was also the founder of the Belyayev circle, a society of musicians in Russia whose members included Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Glazunov and Anatoly Lyadov. His surname is often transliterated as Belaieff or Belayev. In 1886 the Russian painter Ilya Repin made a portrait of Belyayev.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mitrofan Belyayev, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: businessperson, musician, music publisher.5

Personal life

  • BornFeb 22, 1836, Saint Petersburg6
  • DiedJan 10, 1904, Saint Petersburg7
  • CitizenshipRussian Empire8