Ivan Rukavishnikov (gold miner)
Ivan Rukavishnikov | |
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Born | 1843 |
Died | 1901 |
Ivan Vasilyevich Rukavishnikov (Russian: Иван Васильевич Рукавишников; 1843–1901) was a Russian mining engineer, gold-miner, one of the co-owners of Lena Gold Mining Partnership, he was the grandfather of the famous writer Vladimir Nabokov.
Biography[]
Ivan Rukavishnikov was born in Kazan into an Old Believer family.
He graduated from the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of Moscow University and the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg University.[1]
Awards[]
He was awarded the Order of Saint Vladimir.
References[]
Categories:
- Russian businesspeople
- Old Believers
- Vladimir Nabokov
- 1843 births
- 1901 deaths
- Russian business biography stubs