Alexander Wassiljewitsch Wiskowatow

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Alexander Vasilyevich Wiskowatow ( russian . Александр Васильевич Висковатов, scientific transliteration Aleksandr Vasil'evič Viskovatov * April 22 jul. / 4. May  1804 greg. , † February 27 jul. / 11. March  1858 greg. In Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian military historian.

The book illustration shows Strelizen around 1674, Aleksander Wassiljewitsch Wiskowatow, 1841

Wiskowatow was particularly well-known for his extensive research on Russian military history, which he carried out on behalf of Tsar Nicholas I from 1835 onwards. This resulted in a 30-volume monumental work with elaborately created color illustrations of uniforms and standards of the Russian military from the beginning to the middle of the 19th century. The complete collection of 4,000 sheets today exists only in museums in St. Petersburg and Washington, DC A three-volume excerpt with 493 color lithographs , which the Tsar in 1842 Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II. Of Mecklenburg had given and the Schwerin State Library come was lost at the end of World War II in 1945, probably as looted art . These volumes reappeared in 2008 when they were due to be auctioned at Sotheby’s . The restitution is still pending.

Works

  • Khroniki voisk rossiiskoi imperatorskoi armiii istoricheskii opisanie ikh obmundirovaniya i vooruzheniya. [Chronicles of the units of the Russian Imperial Army and historical description of their uniforms and weapons]. St. Petersburg 1837ff
New edition with English translation:
  • Historical description of the clothing and arms of the Russian army.
  • Volume 10a: Organization 1801-1825. St. Petersburg 1851. English translation by Mark Conrad. Hopewell, NJ: On Military Matters, 1993. ( Digitized from original )
  • The Organization of Regiments during the Reign of Tsar Paul, 1796-1801. St. Petersburg 1851. English translation extracted from Vol. 7 of the Russian edition by Laurence Spring. Woking, Surrey, England: Spring Offensive, 1999.
  • Volume 10b: Grenadiers, Musketeers, Jagers, Marines and Carabiniers 1801-1825. English translation by Mark Conrad. Partizan Press 1999 ISBN 1-85818-055-4
  • Volume 11: Cuirassiers, Dragoons, Horse Jagers, Hussars, Lancers, Gendarmes, and the Train 1801-1825. English translation by Mark Conrad. Partizan Press 1999 ISBN 1-85818-057-0
  • Heavy Infantry of the Russian Imperial Guard 1801-1825. English translation by Laurence Spring. Spring offensive; 3rd edition 2003 ISBN 1-902978-06-4

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personal data
SURNAME Wiskowatow, Alexander Wassiljewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Viskovatov, Aleksandr Vasil'evič; Висковатов, Александр Васильевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian military historian
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1804
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 1858
Place of death St. Petersburg