Alexander Ivanovich Studzinsky (1843 - 1907) - chief of the Okhten powder factory , inspector of powder plants, artillery general .
| Alexander Ivanovich Studzinsky | |
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| Date of Birth | August 11, 1843 |
| Date of death | May 8, 1907 ( 63) |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Type of army | artillery |
| Years of service | 1862-1907 |
| Rank | artillery general |
| Commanded | Okhten Powder Plant |
| Battles / wars | Polish campaign of 1863-1864 |
| Awards and prizes | Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. (1868), Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. (1871), Order of St. Stanislav , 2nd art. (1873), Order of St. Anne , 2nd art. (1881), Order of St. Vladimir , 4th art. (1884), Order of St. Vladimir , 3rd art. (1887), Order of St. Stanislav 1st Art. (1891), Order of St. Anne , 1st art. (1898), Order of St. Vladimir , 2nd art. (1905) |
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Biography
Studzinsky was born on August 11, 1843. After graduating from the Pavlovsk Cadet Corps and the Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy, he was released on June 13, 1862 as an ensign into the 2nd Artillery Brigade and the following year took part in the suppression of the uprising in Poland , commanding a separate semi-battery. Produced on July 30, 1865 as second lieutenant , and on June 1 of the next year as lieutenant , Studzinsky graduated from the Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy in 1st category in 1867 and was transferred to the guards horse artillery with renaming as second lieutenants (with seniority from July 1, 1864) .
Since 1867, he was the head of the Main Artillery Directorate , in 1874 he was appointed ruler of the chancellery of the Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy and the school, while giving lectures on military administration in the senior class of the Mikhailovsky Artillery School , and in 1881 he returned to the Main Artillery Directorate as the ruler of the chancellery. During this period he was promoted to lieutenant (March 31, 1868), staff captains (August 30, 1872), captains (August 30, 1875) and colonels (August 30, 1878).
On August 22, 1882, Colonel Studzinsky was appointed head of the Okhten factories for the manufacture of gunpowder and explosives . At this post, he was promoted to major general (August 30, 1888) and lieutenant general (December 6, 1898), in 1890 he headed a special construction commission for the reconstruction of the Okhten gunpowder plant, in 1891 became a consultative member of the Artillery Committee of the Main Artillery management. For his labors in 1897, Studzinsky received a special royal favor.
On April 2, 1899, Studzinsky was appointed inspector of gunpowder factories, with the remaining advisory member of the Artillery Committee of the Main Artillery Directorate, and held these posts until the end of his life.
In addition to his career, Studzinsky was a friend of the chairman of the steering committee of the Society for Assistance to the former cadets of the Pavlovsk Cadet Corps and the cadets of the Pavlovsk Military School [1] .
By the highest order on the ranks of the military, on May 8, 1907, Studzinsky was promoted to general from artillery with dismissal from service with a uniform and pension. In fact, the order was late, since on the same day the general passed away, apparently not having learned either of the resignation or of the production of full generals [2] . The general was buried at the Volkov Orthodox Cemetery in St. Petersburg .
Rewards
Studzinsky was awarded many orders for his service, including:
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (1868)
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (1871)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1873)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree (1881)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th degree (1884)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree (1887)
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (1891)
- Danish Commander's Cross of the Order of Danebrog 1st Class (1892)
- Order of St. Anne 1st degree (1898)
- Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd degree (December 6, 1905)
Notes
- β All Petersburg in 1907. - SPb., 1907. - Division I. S. 1004.
- β Agrippina Egorovna Studzinskaya, the widow of Alexander Ivanovich, published in Novoye Vremya notices of the death, burial, and memorial days of her husband, calling him lieutenant general, and only in a notice of 40 days from the death indicated that the deceased was a general from artillery. Mistakenly named as lieutenant general Studzinsky in the Petersburg Necropolis.
Sources
- Volkov S.V. Generality of the Russian Empire. Encyclopedic dictionary of generals and admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II. Volume II L - Ya. - M., 2009. - S. 541. - ISBN 978-5-9524-4167-5
- Scout. - No. 472. - November 2, 1899. - S. 921.
- List to the generals by seniority . Done on September 1, 1905. - SPb., 1905. - S. 274.
- Petersburg necropolis. T. 4. (C β Σ¨). - SPb., 1913. - S. 190.