Nikolai Fedorovich Egerstrom (1831-1916) - military figure, artillery general (May 14, 1896).
| Nikolai Fedorovich Egerstrom | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | August 26, 1831 |
| Date of death | January 9 (22), 1916 (84 years old) |
| Citizenship |  Russian empire |
| Occupation | military |
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Biography
He graduated from the 1st Moscow Cadet Corps and officer classes of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School ( 1850 ) with honors. Member of the suppression of the Hungarian revolution of 1848 - 1849 .
From June 13, 1848, with the rank of ensign, he served in the 1st Artillery Brigade; at the same time tutor of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School. He taught artillery in the Page Corps ( 1853 ), the school of cadets and ensigns ( 1854 ), the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff (until 1887 ), as well as Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich (since 1859 ), Grand Dukes Alexander and Vladimir Alexandrovich (since 1860) ), Nicholas (since 1861 ) and Eugene (since 1864 ) Maximilianovich Romanovsky, Dukes of Leuchtenberg.
During the Crimean War of 1853 - 1856 - in Kronstadt , he commanded battery number 2, in 1855 he was in the battle of Trebizond . In 1856 - 1858 he was on a business trip abroad.
From January 28, 1865, professor, from March 14, 1877, professor emeritus, then a member of the conference of the Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy. Since 1881, lieutenant general.
Since 1887, full member, then chairman of the IV (naval) department of the Russian Technical Society; since 1893, fellow chairman of the same society.
In 1892, organized the 1st All-Russian Fire Exhibition in St. Petersburg .
Subsequently - an advisory member of the weapons department of the Artillery Committee of the Main Artillery Directorate. Compiled notes on artillery; repeatedly published in the "Artillery Journal", "Russian Disabled", and "Firefighting."
He was buried in the village of Topolsky, Tver province. [one]
Compositions
- Memories of the sea
- A Brief History of Artillery and Hand Weapons
- From the history of great discoveries and inventions: On the invention of gunpowder and firearms St. Petersburg: type. br Panteleev, 1875
Notes
- ↑ TsGIA F. 19, Op. 127, D. 3304 The Metric Book of the Church of the Sign
Literature
- Egerstrom, Nikolai Fedorovich // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Polovtsov, Alexander Alexandrovich The Secretary of State Diary In 2 volumes
- Bogdanovich, Alexandra Viktorovna The last three autocrats
- Bruce, Yakov Vilimovich Archives of the Field-General of the Army General Volume 2
- Tarle, Evgeny Viktorovich Crimean War in two volumes
- Fedorov, Vladimir G. Looking for weapons