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Pamfil Yurkevich

1826-02-16 – 1874-10-04

Portrait of Pamfil Yurkevich
Русский философ Памфил Данилович Юркевич (1826-1874)Credit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

Pamfil Danilovich Yurkevich (Russian: Памфи́л Дани́лович Юрке́вич; 28 February 1826 – 16 October 1874) was a Ukrainian philosopher and teacher of philosophy at the Imperial University of Moscow.
From 1851 to 1861, Yurkevich was a professor of philosophy at the Kyiv Theological Academy, also taught at the Academy of the German language, was an assistant inspector of the Academy. In 1861, he was transferred from Kyiv (now Kyiv, Ukraine) to Moscow and was appointed a professor of philosophy at the University of Moscow though his training previous to this position was mostly from Orthodox theological schools. Specifically the Poltava Seminary and the Kyiv Theological Academy. Yurkevich was remembered for his critical stance against materialism in specific modern materialism. Yurkevich mentored Vladimir Soloviev.

Occupation & Career

philosopher, teacher

Education

Poltava Theological Seminary; Kiev Theological Academy

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class; Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class · Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class · Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class

Employer

Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University · Imperial Moscow University · Kiev Theological Academy

Education & Institutions

Kiev Theological Academy · Poltava Theological Seminary

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q1047388 — wikidata View source

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