Alexander Alexandrovich Seyfart ( April 28, 1835 - November 28, 1918 ) - general from the infantry of the Russian imperial army .
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| Date of Birth | April 28, 1835 | |||||||||
| Date of death | November 28, 1918 (83 years old) | |||||||||
| Place of death | Petrograd | |||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||||||
| Type of army | infantry | |||||||||
| Years of service | 1852 - 1917 | |||||||||
| Rank |  general from infantry | |||||||||
| Commanded | Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff | |||||||||
| Battles / wars | Crimean War World War I | |||||||||
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Biography
Born April 28, 1835 in a noble family of Lutheran religion. He was educated in the 1st cadet corps [1] .
In the imperial army from August 13, 1852, was an ensign in the Life Guards Jaeger Regiment . Participated in the Crimean War [2] . April 14, 1854 became a second lieutenant , December 6, 1855 became a lieutenant . In 1857 he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff and the Nikolaev Engineering Academy in the first category. From December 14 of the same year, a teacher at the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff for drawing and shooting. He has been in this position for more than 50 years [1] . He has been in this position for more than 50 years. From January 17, 1858, the captain of the General Staff, from August 30, 1861, Lieutenant Colonel , from August 30, 1865, Colonel , from December 6, 1894, Major General [1] . On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the service in the army by students and colleagues of Alexander Seyfart, the Alexander Seyfart Foundation was founded to award the annual officer with the best shooting and sketching awards. Since November 26, 1907, Lieutenant General. November 26, 1909 became an honorary member of the Conference of the Academy of the General Staff. November 27, 1909 became a distinguished teacher of shooting and drawing Academy of the General Staff [1] . From March 1914 to February 1915 - the acting head of the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff [2] .
May 24, 1917 was promoted to general with infantry and dismissed from service for the disease. He died on November 28, 1918 in Petrograd . He was buried in the cemetery at the Novodevichy Convent [1] .
Family
As of 1911, he was married and had five children [3] .
Rewards
- Order of St. Vladimir II degree (August 13, 1912) [1] [2] ;
- Order of St. Vladimir III degree (1884) [3] [1] [2] ;
- Order of St. Vladimir IV degree (1880) [3] [1] [2] ;
- Order of St. Anne of I degree (1902) [3] [1] [2] ;
- Order of St. Anne, II degree (1978) [3] [1] [2] ;
- Order of St. Anne of the III degree (1865) [3] [1] [2] ;
- Order of St. Stanislav I degree (1896) [3] [1] [2] ;
- Order of St. Stanislav II degree (1871) with the imperial crown (1873) [3] [1] [2] ;
- Order of St. Stanislav III degree [2] ;
- Insignia for LX years of immaculate service [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Seyfart Alexander Alexandrovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Seyfart Alexander Alexandrovich . Date of treatment June 4, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Russian imperial army. Seyfart Alexander Alexandrovich . Date of treatment July 23, 2017.
Links
- Seyfart Alexander Alexandrovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Seyfart Alexander Alexandrovich . Date of treatment June 4, 2017.
- Russian imperial army. Seyfart Alexander Alexandrovich . Date of treatment July 23, 2017.