Orlov Davydov biography

One of the branches of the Davydov inherited the surname and title of Grafov Orlovs, whose family comes from Vladimir Lukyanovich Orlov, the label elder of the Bezhetsky top in the year. His great -grandson Grigory Ivanovich, who died in the year, was at the end of his life by the Novgorod governor. The family of these graphs of the Orlovs faded. One of the daughters of Count Vladimir Grigoryevich Orlov Natalya Vladimirovna-was married to the secret adviser Petr Lvovich Davydov-their son Vladimir Petrovich Davydov was born in the city of Orlov-Davydov’s childhood, and youth in England, where he graduated from the University in Edinburgh with the degree of Doctor of Rights.

In Scotland, V. Davydov met Valter Scott; As he recalls, "staying in Abbotsford was performed some exciting charm." Having moved to London, he was counted there for the Russian embassy. After a little time, Orlov-Davydov moved to Paris, listened to the lectures of Gizo and Kuzen there, and from there after a five-year stay returned to Russia. On the way, he stayed in Germany and listened to lectures in some university cities.

Soon, from Russia, Orlov-Davydov took a trip to Italy, from where, from Rome, with a painter Bryullov, architect Academician Efimov and archaeologist Dr. Kramer, took a trip to the east, whose monument remained "travel notes conducted during the stay on the Ionical Islands, in Greece, Asia Minor and Turkey in the city of well-acquainted with the city well-acquainted with the G.

Classical antiquities, Orlov-Davydov carefully studied them on the spot, and he managed to collect many valuable manuscripts, for the most part, Greek, acquired on Athos. Upon the return of Orlov-Davydov, he was enrolled in the Ministry of the Interior, and he was a verbal judge in St. Petersburg for a year. The hearts of modern public life in Russia and often came in with various notes and proposals to higher authorities, in particular, in his estates he made a lot of peasants to facilitate the life of the peasants, built temples, hospitals, schools.

A lover of antiquity, Count Orlov-Davydov made large donations to various libraries and museums, and, by the way, enriched the Otradin library of his grandfather with a collection of old printed books acquired by the heirs of the famous collector I. Known for his education, articles on various issues and one major difficulty "Biographical Essay of Gr.

Orlov", vol. I and II, St. Petersburg. Count V. Orlov-Davydov was elected an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences; He was awarded the honorary degree of Edinburgh University for "travel notes conducted during the stay of the Ionical Islands, in Greece, Asia Minor and Turkey in the year Vladimir Davydov" T. Author of Works "On the Lord's estates in England" a library for reading.

He died in St. Petersburg on April 24. His children: Countess Natalya-, a wife from the year of the actual secret adviser and Shtalmaster Prince Dmitra Nikolayevich Dolgorukov-, Count Vladimir-, Major General, Simbir Governor, died childless. Compiled by his grandson of his gr. Orlov-Davydov, St. Petersburg. I and II extensive monograph, with excerpts from correspondence and diaries of gr.

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