Nikolay Vereshchagin
Nikolay Vasilyevich Vereshchagin[lower-alpha 2] (Russian: Николай Васильевич Верещагин, romanized: Nikolay Vasil'yevič Vereŝagin; 25 October [O.S. 13 October] 1839 – 26 March [O.S. 13 March] 1907) was a Russian entrepreneur who belonged to the organisers of the mass Russian cheese and butter industry;[1] a rural manager-practitioner known for his labours to improve the homegrown dairy farming industry, founder of the first Russian artel cheese factories.[2] A nobleman; brother of painter Vasily Vereshchagin.[1]
Nikolay Vereshchagin | |
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Николай Верещагин | |
| Pronunciation | nʲikʌɭˈɑj vʲirʲiɕˈɑɡʲin |
| Born | October 25, 1839 |
| Died | March 26, 1907 (aged 67) |
| Education | Naval Cadet Corps (1856)[1] |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1866–1898[1] |
| Known for | being one of the organisers of mass cheese and butter production in Russia |
| Family | Vereshchagin |
Notes
- The area was flooded during the creation of Rybinsk Reservoir.[1]
- In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Vereshchagin.
References
Citations
- Guterts, A. V. (2023). "ВЕРЕЩАГИН НИКОЛАЙ ВАСИЛЬЕВИЧ". Great Russian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- Arsenyev, Konstantin; Petrushevsky, Fyodor (1894). "Верещагин" [Vereshchagin]. Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). Vol. 11: Венцано – Винона. Friedrich A. Brockhaus (Leipzig), Ilya A. Efron (Saint Petersburg). pp. 28–29.
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