Baron Dmitry Karlovich Gan ( German von Hahn ), ( August 23, 1830 , St. Petersburg - February 2, 1907 , St. Petersburg ) - Infantry General , Russian statesman, member of the Council of the Minister of Finance, one of the creators and the first Inspector of the Separate Corps of the Border Guard [1] under the Ministry of Finance .
| Dmitry Karlovich Gan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||
| ||||||
| Birth | August 23, 1830 Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire | |||||
| Death | February 2, 1907 (aged 76) St. Petersburg | |||||
| Kind | ||||||
| Father | Karl Augustovich Gan | |||||
| Spouse | Olga Vasilievna Dmitrieva | |||||
| Children | Sergey Gan | |||||
| Religion | Orthodoxy | |||||
| Awards |
| |||||
| Rank | ||||||
Family
From an old noble family Gan of German origin, who left Mecklenburg during the time of Anna Ioannovna, whose representatives are included in the genealogy books of the nobles of the Petersburg province and the Ezel knighthood. Evangelical Lutheran religion.
The son of Karl Augustovich Hahn [2] . He was married to Olga Vasilievna Dmitrieva. Son Sergei , a true Privy Councilor , in the 1910s served as the Comrade of the Minister of Trade and Industry.
Career
He participated in several wars with Turkey, proving to be a resourceful and managerial officer [3] . He was assigned to the Ministry of Finance as a senior officer, and then the head and Inspector of the Separate Corps of the Border Guard [4] . He took a direct and active part in the reform of the border troops and customs, the creation of a separate military unit, which later defended the borders of Russia. He was awarded all the main Russian orders.
Notes
- ↑ Separate Border Guard Corps
- ↑ Erik-Amburger-Datenbank - Datensatz anzeigen (link not available)
- ↑ Track record, TsGIA
- ↑ S. Yu. Witte