Nikolay Antonovich Kristofari ( aka Nikolay-Vincent Antonovich Kristofari ) (1802 - March 9 [21], 1881 ) - Honorary Guardian of the St. Petersburg Board of Trustees , owner of the first Savings Book in Russian history. Privy Advisor .
| Nikolay Antonovich Kristofari | |
|---|---|
 Commemorative coin of the Bank of Russia with a portrait of N. A. Kristofari | |
| Date of Birth | 1802 |
| Date of death | March 9 (21), 1881 |
| Citizenship | Russian empire |
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Biography
Born in the family of the artist.
In 1820, after graduating from the Second St. Petersburg Gymnasium (then still called the provincial gymnasium ), he entered the service of the Loan treasury and in 1823 was appointed assistant director. In the 1830s, he compiled a collection of decrees relating to the loan treasury from the time it was established in 1772 to 1833.
The decree of Emperor Nicholas I of October 30 ( November 11 ), 1841 "On the establishment of savings banks" laid the foundation for the first savings banks in Russia, created at orphanages for orphans and illegitimate children. The first government savings bank was opened on March 1 (13), 1842 in the building of the Board of Trustees under the preserved treasury of St. Petersburg . A savings book for No. 1 was issued to an official of the Loan Treasury, an adviser to N. A. Kristofari, who contributed ten rubles [1] .
In the 1850s, he was entrusted with the audit of documents and contributions of the loan treasury. Since 1855, he was in charge of the office of the Board of Trustees.
In 1866, he was appointed an honorary guardian and received the Card Factory , where he did much to improve the living conditions of workers, and set up extensive cheap apartments for workers, schools for boys (in 1867), for girls (in 1868), and ancillary shelter.
In 1859, he was a member of the commission for drafting the general charter for a loan bank and in the commission for examining assumptions about financial measures to facilitate the purchase of land to peasants; in 1860 he was sent abroad to study the management of educational and charitable institutions.
It is noteworthy that only once Christofari spent the summer abroad on medicinal waters, and at all other times remained in Petersburg and with great willingness took over the management of those charitable institutions whose trustees went on vacation.
Memory
N.A. Kristofari erected a monument in Moscow and St. Petersburg ( Nevsky Prospect , 101).
Notes
- ↑ In memory of this event, on November 3, 2006 , the Bank of Russia issued, in the series “ Savings in Russia, ” a silver commemorative coin with a face value of three rubles with a portrait of N. A. Christofari. - see Bank of Russia. Savings in Russia.
Literature
- Kristofari, Nikolai Antonovich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.