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Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
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Ivan Betskoy
1704-02-14 – 1795-09-10
Life & Legacy
Ivan Ivanovich Betskoy or Betskoi (Russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Бецко́й; 14 February [O.S. 3 February] 1704 – 11 September [O.S. 31 August] 1795) was a Russian statesman and figure of the Russian Enlightenment. He was educational reformer who served as Catherine II's advisor on education and as president of the Imperial Academy of Arts for from 1764 to 1794. Perhaps the crowning achievement of his long career was the establishment of Russia's first unified system of public education.
Occupation & Career
educator, politician, military personnel
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky; Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class; Order of St. Andrew
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky · Order of St. Andrew · Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class
Employer
Imperial Academy of Arts
Organizations & Memberships
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Verified Legacy Record
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Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class
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Order of St. Andrew
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Family Child
Anastasiya Sokolova
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Family Father
Ivan Trubetskoy
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Family Sibling
Anastasia Ivanovna Trubetskaya
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Sources & Provenance
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