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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Russian admiral
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
20 March 1754(Moscow, Russia)
Death:
21 April 1841(Saint Petersburg, Tsardom of Russia)
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Education:
Naval Cadet Corps
The details
Biography
Alexander Semyonovich Shishkov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Семёнович Шишко́в) (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.