Count Platon Aleksandrovich Zubov (January 8, 1835 – January 11, 1890)[1][2] was a Russian Privy councilor, philanthropist, landowner descended from the Zubov and Suvorov families.[3][4]
Count Platon Aleksandrovich Zubov | |
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 Portrait by I.P. Koehler-Viliandi, 1873 | |
| Full name | Платон Александрович Зубов |
| Known for | Philanthropist, landowner |
| Born | Platon Aleksandrovich Zubov January 20, 1835 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 11, 1890 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Noble family | Zubov Suvorov |
| Spouse(s) | Vera Sergeevna Plautina |
| Issue | 4, including Valentin |
Born in St. Petersburg, Platon Zubov took part in the Crimean War as part of the Kazan Jaeger Regiment where he fought at the Battle of Alma, and during the siege of Sevastopol.[3][5] Count Platon Alexandrovich, who owned a substantial fortune (Zubov alone had over 56.8 thousand hectares of land), was actively engaged in charitable activities.[3] From 1868 to 1871, he served as a trustee of the House of the Poor under the Imperial Philanthropic Society.[3] From 1871 to 1890, he was a trustee of the Ivanovo Girls' School, for which he donated 2,000 rubles annually and bequeathed a capital of 30,000 rubles. With Zubov's funds, the school's building was also rebuilt and expanded.[6]
He married Vera Sergeevna Plautina in 1869.[7]
References
edit- ^ TSGIA SPb. f.19. op.111. d.266. p. 42. Metric books of the Kazan Cathedral.
- ^ TSGIA SPb. f.19. op.125. d.1109. p. 134. Metric books of St. Isaac's Cathedral.
- ^ a b c d Zubovs // Great Russian Encyclopedia / SL Kravets. - M .: The Great Russian Encyclopedia (publishing house) , 2008. - Vol. 10. - P. 581. - 768 p. - 65,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-85270-341-5 .
- ^ DAHLKE, SANDRA, and Bill Templer. “OLD RUSSIA IN THE DOCK: The Trial against Mother Superior Mitrofaniia before the Moscow District Court (1874).” Cahiers Du Monde Russe 53, no. 1 (2012): 95–120. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23418026.
- ^ Seryagin SN AV Suvorov and Simbirsk. // Military Historical Journal . - 2020. - No. 10. - P. 84.
- ^ Dubetskoy House . Date of access: June 28, 2013. Archived May 18, 2013.
- ^ TSGIA SPb. f. 19. op. 123. d. 25. Registry books of Orthodox churches abroad.
