Grigory Nikolaevich Okunev ( 1823 , Russian Empire - December 19, 1883 , Stockholm , Sweden ) - Russian diplomat, secret counselor .
| Grigory Nikolaevich Okunev | |||||||
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| Monarch | Alexander II Alexander III | ||||||
| Predecessor | Nikolai Karlovich Girs | ||||||
| Successor | Nikolay Pavlovich Shishkin | ||||||
| Birth | 1823 Russian empire | ||||||
| Death | December 19, 1883 Stockholm , Sweden | ||||||
| Burial place | Norra Begravningsplatsen | ||||||
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| Father | N. A. Okunev | ||||||
| Education | SPbU (1844) | ||||||
| Academic degree | PhD | ||||||
| Profession | diplomat | ||||||
Biography
In 1844 he graduated from St. Petersburg University , defended his thesis.
On February 25, 1846, he was hired by the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and in 1847 he was sent to work in the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire.
In 1849 he was appointed junior secretary at the Russian Embassy in Rome , where at various times he served as attorney at the Roman and Tuscan court .
In March 1856 he was appointed senior secretary of the Russian mission in Rome and in the same year he was appointed senior secretary at the embassy of the Russian Empire in France . He was acquainted in Paris with a number of major political figures.
From 1870 he held the position of Charge d'affaires of the Russian Empire in France. His diplomatic activity is mentioned in the letters of the Duke de Gramont and of the Prince de la Tour-d'Averne to General Emile Fleury .
On December 6, 1875, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Sweden .
He died on December 19, 1883 in Stockholm [1] and was buried in the Northern cemetery in the Solna region [2] .
Family
- Father - Nikolai Aleksandrovich Okunev (1788-1850), Lieutenant General
Notes
- ↑ Grigory Nikolaevich Okunev (1823–1883)
- ↑ In Stockholm, wreaths are laid on the graves of Russian diplomats . MFA of Russia . The appeal date is June 4, 2017.