Ivan Petrovich Pnin
Ivan Petrovich Pnin ( Russian Иван Петрович Пнин , scientific transliteration Ivan Petrovič Pnin ; * 1773 in Moscow ; † September 17/29, 1805 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian enlightener , poet and publicist .
Pnin was an illegitimate son of Prince Nikolai Repnin . After graduating from the Artillery School of the Engineer Corps in 1789, he participated in the Russo-Swedish War 1788–90 and served in the military until 1797.
Pnin was co-editor of the St. Petersburg Journal (1798) and president of the Free Society for Lovers of Literature, Art and Science . In 1801 he came into contact with Alexander Radishchev , with Alexander Fedosejewitsch Bestuschew, the father of Alexander Alexandrowitsch Bestuschew he was close friends.
literature
- A. Polowzow: Russkj biografitscheskj slowar. Tom XIV . Isd. Imperatorskago Russkago istoritscheskago obschtschestwa, 1905, pp. 135-139. (Russian)
Web links
Wikisource: Iwan Pnin - Sources and full texts (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pnin, Ivan Petrovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Пнин, Иван Петрович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian enlightener, publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1773 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1805 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |