Biography Feyhtnera Golitsin
Feyhtner Vasily (25/11/1815 – 1889) – engineer, Lieutenant-General, from the nobility of the St. Petersburg province, died in Warsaw, education was in the Main (now Nicholas) School of Engineering, entered into December 1, 1830 a conductor in a conductor company. Manufactured in 1832 ensigns, F. continued his studies in both classes of officers (now Engineering Academy), and having finished a full course of studies with excellent success, and with the introduction of his name on a marble plaque in the conference hall of the school, was in 1835 appointed to the chief of engineers of the former Guards Corps, Adjutant General Schilder, and seconded first to the educational engineer battalion, and then successively to the Brest-Litovsk and Warsaw engineering teams. At the end of 1840 F. was appointed adjutant to the chief engineers of the former regular army, General Dan, and in 1849, with the appointment of Dan's Inspector of engineering parts, moved with him to St. Petersburg and in 1850 he was appointed commander of Ivangorod engineering team. In taking this position, MF, after personal inspection by Emperor Nicholas I work to strengthen and military buildings in the fortress Ivangorod, twice awarded the Imperial nominal goodwill (1850 and 1857). In 1859 he was appointed chief of staff of engineers, former 1 st Army, in 1862, with production in the major-general and chief of engineers in the Polish kingdom, but on the transformation thereof (1864), the head of the Warsaw Military District. In 1865 the FA took an active part in building a permanent bridge over the Vistula in Warsaw in 1869 and promoted to lieutenant general. In addition to the direct performance of FM 1865 – 1877 г. was vice-chairman, and from 1877 until the date of death, president of the boards of the Board of the Warsaw-Vienna and Warsaw-Brombergskoy railways. As an engineer, FN was considered a great expert in his field, as a man enjoyed universal love and respect. As a reward for the longstanding and valuable service he had all the medals before St. Vladimir 2 nd century. inclusive, and in addition he was granted Imperially entailed in the Polish kingdom, yielding 2000 rubles. annual income. Employment record stored in the archive Main. Engineering. Manage. – Orders for Military. Office. A. Gershelman.