Woldemar von Tiesenhausen

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Ernst Woldemar von Tiesenhausen (Russian Влади́мир Гу́ставович Тизенга́узен , born February 25, 1825 in Narva ( Livonia ); † February 2, 1902 in St. Petersburg ) was a Russian orientalist who was mainly active in the field of history and numismatics .

Woldemar von Tiesenhausen came from the Baltic German aristocratic family Tiesenhausen and was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Gustav von Tiesenhausen, who was in Russian service. He attended high school in St. Petersburg and studied oriental languages ​​at the University of St. Petersburg (diploma in 1848). He was a student and employee of Christian Martin Frähn . In 1841 he entered the Russian civil service. From 1861 he was a member of the Imperial Archaeological Commission, from 1894 to 1900 assistant to its president.

In 1893 he became a corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences .

Publications (selection)

  • О саманидских монетах ( About the coins of the Samanids ). St. Petersburg 1855
  • The history of the Ogailid dynasty . St. Petersburg 1859
  • Монеты восточного халифата ( Monnaies des khalifes orientaux ). St. Petersburg 1873 ( digitized )
  • Френовы рукописи и академик Дорн ( Frenovy rukopisi i akademik Dorn - Scritti di Frähn e l'accademico Dorn ). Varsavia, 1877
  • Обзор совершенных в России трудов по восточной нумизматике ( overview of the work carried out in Russia on oriental numismatics ). St. Petersburg 1876
  • Notice on a collection de monnaies orientales de M. le comte S. Stroganoff . St. Petersburg 1880 ( digitized ).
  • Сборник материалов, относящихся к истории Золотой Орды ( Collection of materials on the history of the Golden Horde according to the Arabic sources )

literature

  • Andreas v. Tiesenhausen: The numismatist Woldemar v. Tiesenhausen . In: Circular 2014 of the family association v. Tiesenhausen pp. 10-11 ( digitized version ).

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personal data
SURNAME Tiesenhausen, Woldemar von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tiesenhausen, Ernst Woldemar von; Тизенга́узен, Влади́мир Гу́ставович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian orientalist
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Narva , Livonia
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1902
Place of death St. Petersburg