Baron Paul Leopoldovich Korf ( 2 [14] February 1837 - 16 [29] March 1913 [1] ) - Russian official and public figure. Privy Counselor [2] .
| Pavel Leopoldovich Korf | ||||
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 The engraving of 1878 according to the drawing by P. F. Borel | ||||
| Date of Birth | February 2 (14), 1837 | |||
| Place of Birth | St. Petersburg | |||
| Date of death | March 16 (29) 1913 (76 years) | |||
| Place of death | St. Petersburg | |||
| Allegiance |  Russian empire | |||
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Biography
He was educated in the Corps of Pages in St. Petersburg . In 1854 he entered military service, in 1860 he retired. In 1861, he became a peace mediator of the first draft. In 1866 he was elected Shlisselburg district leader of the nobility.
Since the opening of zemstvo institutions took an active part in their work; in 1868-1878 he was chairman of the Petersburg provincial district council. In 1873 he was elected as a public deputy of the St. Petersburg City Council . In 1878-1881 - Petersburg Mayor .
In 1885-1894 he was president of the Imperial Free Economic Society . He was a member of the Council of Trade and Manufactures of the Ministry of Finance . He was vice-chairman and honorary member of the St. Petersburg Council of Orphanages.
He was a member of a deputation from the zemstvos and cities, introduced to Nicholas II on June 6, 1905.
From 1906 to 1912 he was a member of the State Council from the Petersburg zemstvo. Joining the State Council in the State Council, he defended the rights of the State Duma on the issue of amnesty .
The author of the work "The immediate needs of the local population" (St. Petersburg, 1888).
The initiator of the construction of the first railroad in Russia with a gauge of 750 mm , which was laid from the Neva in the direction of the Korf estate in Irinovka and opened on October 1, 1892.
Notes
- ↑ KORF, Pavel Leopoldovich • Big Russian Encyclopedia
- ↑ Korf bar. Pav Leop. mc // Alphabetical index of inhabitants ... // All Petersburg for 1913, address and reference book of St. Petersburg / Red. A.P. Shashkovsky. - SPb. : Association of A.S. Suvorin - “New Time”, 1913. - P. 315. - ISBN 5-94030-052-9 .
Literature
- Figures of Russia: 1906. / Ed.-ed. A.M. Champagnier. - SPb., 1906. - 340 p. section pag : or; P. 24.
- Editorial Board. Baron P. L. Korf, the first candidate for the post of St. Petersburg mayor // Worldwide Illustration : Journal. - 1878. - Vol . 20 , No. 517 . - p . 442-443 .
- Baron Korf Pavel Leopoldovich // List of civilians of the fourth class. Corrected on February 1, 1890. - SPb. : Printing house of the Governing Senate , 1890. - p. 416.