Baron Nikolai Gustavovich Schilling ( 1828 - 1910 ) - Russian naval leader, pioneer of the Northern Ocean [1] , Admiral (1898 [2] [3] , according to other sources in 1902 [4] ).
| Nikolai Gustavovich Shilling | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | October 1, 1828 | ||||||
| Date of death | December 20, 1910 (82 years old) | ||||||
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| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Rank | admiral | ||||||
| Battles / Wars | Russian-Turkish war (1877-1878) | ||||||
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Biography
In service since 1846. In 1848, after graduating from the Naval Cadet Corps, he was promoted to midshipman and left for training in the Highest Officer Class .
From 1851 he served in the Baltic Fleet . Since 1853, the lieutenant of the frigate "Diana" under the command of S. S. Lesovsky . Since 1859, he was under General Admiral Grand Duke Alexey Alexandrovich . Since 1877, the participant of the Russian-Turkish war , for stewardship and courage during the descent of the pontoons along the Danube, was awarded the Golden St. George weapon [5] . In 1877 he was promoted to Rear Admirals of the Suite of His Imperial Majesty .
In 1887 he was promoted to vice admiral . In 1902, admirals . He was awarded all orders up to the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamond signs granted to him on May 14, 1896 [6] and the Order of St. Vladimir of the 1st degree.
The western tip of the island of Vilcek - Cape Schilling - is named in his honor.
Notes
- ↑ N. G. Schilling: Pioneer of the Northern Ocean
- ↑ Shilling Nikolay Gustavovich // Higher ranks of the Russian Empire (10.22.1721—2.03.1917) / comp. E. L. Potemkin. - M .: B. and., 2017. - T. 3. - p. 494.
- ↑ Russian admirals. Biographical dictionary / Chertoprud S.V. - M .: Astrel, AST, 2004 - 746 p. - ISBN 5-17-026732-0 .
- List of generals' ranks of the Russian imperial army and navy
- Э E. Ismailov. Golden weapon with the inscription “For courage”. Lists of cavaliers 1788-1913. - M .: Old Basmannaya , 2007 .-- 544 p. - 1000 copies - ISBN 978-5-903473-05-2 .
- ↑ Ponomarev, V.P., Shabanov, V.M. Kavalera of the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, 1725-1917: a bio-bibliographic dictionary in three volumes. Volume 3. - M., 2009. - P. 315—316. - ISBN 978-5-89577-145-7
Literature
- Schilling Nikolai Gustavovich // The highest ranks of the Russian Empire (10.22.1721 - 03.03.1917) / comp. E. L. Potemkin. - M .: B. and., 2017 .-- T. 3 .-- S. 494.
- Russian admirals. Biographical Dictionary / Chertoprud S.V. - M.: Astrel, AST, 2004 - 746 p. - ISBN 5-17-026732-0 .
- NN Nepomniachtchi : 100 great Russian travelers. To the Glory of the Fatherland / M .: Veche, 2013 - 38 p. - ISBN 978-5-9533-6066-1