Alexander Gavrilovich Remy ( August 30, 1809 , St. Petersburg - September 27, 1871 , Novocherkassk ) - Russian military and civilian figure, colleague and friend of M. Yu. Lermontov .
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 Remy's portrait Taganrog Museum of Local Lore | |
| Birth name | Alexander Gavrilovich Remy |
| Date of Birth | August 30, 1809 |
| Place of Birth | Saint Petersburg Russian empire |
| Date of death | September 27, 1871 (62 years old) |
| Place of death | Novocherkassk , Russian empire |
| Nationality |  Russian empire |
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| Father | Remy, Gabriel Pavlovich |
| Spouse | Maria Dmitrievna Remy (Leonova) |
| Children | Nikolay, Alexander, Vladimir, Alexandra, Natalya, Aglaida, Olga |
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Biography
He began his military career in 1826; from 1839 - captain in the Life Guards of the Hussar Regiment , was subsequently transferred to serve in the Don Army ; in the rank of major general (from 04/27/1868) was for special assignments under the punishable ataman Khomutov . He was a knight of the Order of St. George IV class (for 25 years of service).
Marrying a Don noblewoman Maria Dmitrievna Leonova (her mother, nee Ilovaiskaya , was the great-granddaughter of the famous ataman Count M.I. Platov ), became the owner of large estates in the Taganrog district and left eight children.