Ivan Fomitsch Truskott
Ivan (John) Fomitch Truskott ( Russian Иван Фомич Трускотт , born on December 1, jul. / December 12, 1721 greg. In St. Petersburg , according to other sources in 1719, died on May 18, jul. / May 29, 1786 greg. Ibid ) was a Russian cartographer of English origin, professor of geography and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences . He was born in Saint Petersburg as the son of an English businessman and attended high school at the Russian Academy of Sciences, where he studied foreign languages and technical drawing, among other things. As a gifted student he was invited to work in the Department of Geography by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle . In 1746 a "cartographic laboratory" was set up at the department under the direction of Iwan Truskott. At the beginning of his activity he followed the advice and instructions of Mikhail Wassiljewitsch Lomonossow . He worked in the department until his death in 1786, and made a great contribution to mapping the territory of the Russian Empire. As an educator, he also prepared a new generation of Russian cartographers.
Web links
- Biography of Ivan Fomitsch Truskott (Russian)
- Plan for Sankt-Peterburg von Truskott and others on the website of the President's Library (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Hoffmann: Geography, History and Education in Russia and Germany in the 18th Century: Correspondence Anton Friedrich Büsching - Gerhard Friedrich Müller 1751 to 1783 . Walter de Gruyter & Co KG, 2018, ISBN 978-3-05-006885-5 , p. 574 ( books.google.de ).
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| SURNAME | Truskott, Ivan Fomitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Truskott, Iwan (John) Fomitsch (full name); Трускотт, Иван Фомич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian cartographer and university professor of English origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1721 or 1719 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1786 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |