Aleksandr Semenovich Latsinsky (July 1850 ; Tiflis - not earlier than 1923) - full state adviser , head of the military-historical department of the Main Directorate of the General Staff , full member of the St. Petersburg Archaeological Institute , historian - chronologist , translator and editor .
| Alexander Semenovich Latsinsky | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | 1850 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Tiflis  Russian empire | |||||
| Date of death | not earlier than 1923 | |||||
| Scientific field | story | |||||
| Place of work | Library St. Petersburg Archaeological Institute | |||||
| Alma mater | ||||||
| Known as | historian - chronologist , translator , editor | |||||
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Biography
Alexander Latsinsky was born in July 1850 in Tiflis. Orthodox religion. In 1860 he entered the 3rd St. Petersburg gymnasium . After he studied at the Yaroslavl gymnasium and further at the Lyceum, living all this time (about 9 years) in the Transfiguration Monastery in Yaroslavl with his uncle, Archbishop Nile . During his studies at the Lyceum, and also after graduation, he studied, in the words of M. I. Semevsky , “con amore ” , the study of foreign languages, in particular English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Dutch [1] .
In 1870, Latsinsky moved to St. Petersburg, where he entered the civil service at the Ministry of War at the General Staff . On November 7, 1871, he was promoted to college adviser , and on September 1, 1874, he was appointed assistant director of the library of the General Staff [2] . In 1879-1880, he corrected and prepared for publication the "Systematic Catalog of the General Staff Library". In 1883, he compiled the first chronological code of Russian military history "Chronology of Russian military history ... from Peter I to modern times." This manuscript was approved by the Military Scientific Committee , but in the form of a book was published only in 1891 . In 1901, it was published, also compiled by Latsinsky, - "The Chronology of World Military History ... 4400 BC. - 1900 according to R. XP " [1] .
Latsinsky was also the chief corrector and the closest assistant to the editor of the monthly historical publication " Russian Antiquity " - M. I. Semevsky . In 1886-1888 he himself served as editor of Russian Antiquity, and from April to September 1892 he was temporarily its editor. At the same time, Latsinsky collaborated with the editions Russian Disabled , Military Collection , and also participated in the compilation of the Encyclopedia of Military and Naval Sciences by G. A. Leer [3] .
On November 7, 1900, Latsinsky assumed the post of head of the military-historical branch of the Main Directorate of the General Staff [4] [5] . For quite a long time he lived there on Officer Street , 13 (library of the General Staff) [6] . He rose to the status of State Councilor [7] . As of 1916 he was a full member of the St. Petersburg Archaeological Institute [8] . Under 1923 it is referred to as a librarian [9] .
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (1878)
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (1880)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1884)
- Order of St. Anne, 2nd Degree (1893)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th degree (1906)
Bibliography of Alexander Latsinsky
- The chronology of Russian military history: a chronological index of wars, battles and affairs, in which Russian troops participated from Peter I to modern times ( St. Petersburg , 1891)
- Chronology of world military history with an indication of the most important facts of the general political and cultural history of 4400 BC. - 1900 according to R. Chr. ( St. Petersburg , 1901)
- On the upcoming 100th anniversary of the library of the General and General Staff: A brief outline of the emergence of the library, development and current status ( St. Petersburg , 1906)
- translations
- Essays on the Military Administration ( St. Petersburg , 1881; translated from Italian. - "Appunti d'organica militare"; extracted from the Military Collection , 1881, No. 1-7)
Family
Alexander Semenovich and Julia Ivanovna Latsinsky had 2 children:
- Alexander (1878—?) - Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Professor of the Leningrad Mining Institute .
- Maria (? -?)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Semevsky M.I. Latsinsky, Alexander Semenovich // Acquaintances. Album M. I. Semevsky. - SPb. : Type. V.S. Balasheva, 1888 .-- S. 262.
- ↑ List of civil ranks of the military department of the first six classes of seniority. - Compiled on August 1, 1896 . - SPb. : Military type., 1896. - S. 549.
- ↑ Materials on the history of the publication of the magazine “Russian Old Man”. 1892-1915 // Russian Archive: History of the Fatherland in the evidence and documents of the XVIII — XX centuries. : an almanac. - M .: TRITE Studio , 1994 .-- V. 5 . - S. 334 .
- ↑ List of civil ranks of the military department of the first six classes of seniority. - Compiled on July 1, 1909 . - SPb. : Military type., 1909. - S. 146.
- ↑ Calendar address . General list of bosses and other officials for all departments in the Russian Empire for 1910. - Inspection department own. E. I. V. Chancellery. - SPb. : Senate type., 1910. - S. 889.
- ↑ All Petersburg for 1902: address and reference book of St. Petersburg. - SPb. : Type. A.S. Suvorin , 1902.- S. 356.
- ↑ All Petersburg for 1911: address and reference book of St. Petersburg. - SPb. : Publ. A.S. Suvorin, 1911 .-- S. 502.
- ↑ All of Petrograd for 1916: Address and Reference Book of the City of Petrograd / Ed. A.P. Shashkovsky. - Pg. : Publ. t-va A. S. Suvorin - “New time”, 1916. - S. 383.
- ↑ All of Petrograd for 1923: Address and Reference Book. - Pg. : Management Department of the Petrogubispolcom, 1923. - S. 284.
Links
- Latsinsky Alexander Semenovich On the site " Runivers " .