Shawsheen Alexander Ivanovich (1878 – 1906) – famous player drafts. At the age of 17 became the champion of St. Petersburg, in 1901 won the All-Russian championship (SA Vorontsov). In the checkerboard literature known as the creator of a new "art" school of composition tasks and etudes.
Cellini, Benvenuto (Cellini) (03.11.1500 – 13.02.1571) – a famous Italian goldsmith, sculptor and medalist, a son of the architect Giovanni C., born in Florence, 3 November 1500, first studied music, but showed more inclination for plastic arts and, 15 years old, was admitted, against her father's will, as an apprentice to a goldsmith Anthony di Sandro, nicknamed Marconi. Wayward and violent nature of youth would not let him get on the same place and he went from one master to another, leading the wandering life between Florence and Rome, until in 1523, did not stay long in the Eternal City, where Pope Clement VII (Medici) , referring to his artistic knowledge and part of the music, and part of jewelry craftsmanship, took him into his service. In addition to various small craft for Pope, C. engaged thread dies for medals (which were then in vogue was for men's hats), casting and embossing decoration items, vybivnymi metal work, fabrication of enamels, and soon acquired great popularity among the wealthy Roman and nobility. This activity was interrupted by the artist and the devastation of the siege of Rome's Imperial army. Charles V under the command of konetablya Bourbon. Taking part in defending the city from the enemy, Charles, in his words (which, knowing his penchant for boasting, it is impossible to attach great faith), killed konetablya shot from a gun and the Prince of Orange from the gun. At the conclusion of the Barcelona World, Ch lived and worked then in Florence, then Rome. As in the second of these cities unjustly suspected of murder, he fled to Naples, but soon Clement VII called him back to his court. Succeeded by this pope, Paul III, Ch management entrusted by the Roman mint, but the murder of a Milanese goldsmith, committed by him in anger, pushed Benvenuto a new exodus, this time to Florence, here what he did, as a medalist at the service to the Duke of Alexander and made a number of excellent coins and medals, and then went to France at the court of Francis I, but soon fell ill and yearn for his homeland, he returned to Rome Pope granted him the pardon before his trip to France. Accused of concealment of silver, gold and precious stones, tempered ordered him to work from the papal treasury, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the Castle Sant'Angelo, but two years later, thanks to the intercession of Cardinal Hippolyte d'Este, released Freedom. Probably, on behalf of the dignitary was sculpted model of the famous salt-cellar, later executed in gold for the French. Kor. Francis I and now comprise a major jewelry imp. treasury in Vienna.
Kosmodemyanskaya Zoya (Tanya) (13/09/1923 – 11/29/1941), the Soviet partisan, the heroine of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45.
Born in a family servant. Member of the Komsomol in 1938. Studied at the 201-th secondary school in Moscow. In October 1941, being a student of grade 10, a volunteer went to the partisan detachment.
In the village Obukhovo near Naro-Fominsk, with a group of Young Communists – the guerrillas crossed the front line in the occupied territory of the German occupiers.
In late November 1941 in the village Petrischeva in a combat mission was seized by the Nazis. Despite the horrific torture and abuse executioners did not betray his comrades, had not opened his real name, who called Tanya.
November 29, 1941 was executed.
February 16, 1942 Kosmodemyans'koi posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Flodin Axel (Alexey) (11/03/1858 -?). Graduated MUZHVZ, in 1883 received the title neklassnogo artistic architect. In 1884 was appointed to the 4 th distance of Nizhny Novgorod Railway Company. dor. At the beginning of XX century had a private practice in Moscow. Portfolio: residential buildings: st. Karetny series, 4 (1906), B. Afanasevskij lane., 15 (1901), alteration of the facade building on Bolshaya Nikitskaya., 57 (1900). Collaborated with PS Boitsov, built his mansion on his own project (1901, str. Spiridonovka, 14). East.: RGALI, fax. 680, op. 2, d. 102.
Miller, Alexander – the architect (son of a tailor master) executes the program for the title of a free artist's 1833 "Project of the Protestant church with a gallery at 1000, 1839, and served on the Academic Program. architect. Project Observatory.
Nemchenko Ivan Petrovich (1857). Graduated MUZHVZ, in 1883 received the title neklassnogo artistic architect. He built a wooden church in Nikulin (1892, Project 1877) and built a fence at the church graveyard Borshevka (1893) have Bronnitskii.; In 1895 – an apartment house on B. Golovin per., 16. East.: Central Historical Archive in Moscow, f.. 54, op. 148, D. H; op. 181, d. 1421; RGALI, fax. 680, op. 2, 49, op. 1, d. 327.
Quarenghi (Giacomo Quarenghi or Guarenghi) (1744 – 1817) – a famous architect and painter, son and grandson of the painter, was born in Bergamo, first studied painting in Rome under the guidance of Raphael Mengs, and then studied architecture.
Being 35 years old, arrived in St. Petersburg. to seek his fortune at the court of Catherine II. Even before his departure from Italy built arena in Monaco and dining room in the house Archduchess of Modena, in Vienna. By order of Catherine II, K. built in St. Petersburg.
Paton, Peter Y. (1734 – 02/12/1809) – architect, the son of former court mundkoha, he studied architecture under the guidance of P. Trezzini, working as his assistant for two years. In 1749, Pierre joined the famous Count Rastrelli, who was engaged in the execution of drawings for construction of the Winter Palace and the supervision of the works, and this he performed so successfully that the 10 th December 1752 on the certification of his patron, was found worthy of the title Gezel and adopted by the Office of the buildings' architecture assistant to the third class, with the rank of ensign, with a salary of 80 p. year. In 1755, AP built in Oranienbaum Theatre, two years later was elevated to the rank of "over-architect" in the rank of captain of the land, and the 11 th October 1762 was promoted to the rank of second architect, Major, 23 th November 1767 . VP has been defined in the Commerce College and 29 th March 1770 was fired from the Office of the buildings, and in 1767 he was an architect in Oranienbaum, 8 th July 1782 was promoted to the court counselor, and in 1783 – 1802 . was the architect in the Senate. He died 2 nd December 1809 "Illustration" 1847, № 5, p. 75; Sobko, "Dictionary of Russian Artists". Volume III, no. I, p. 51; List located in the civil service ranks in 1793, p. 98. A. Novitsky.
Amedeo Modigliani's (07/12/1884 – 01/25/1920), Italian painter and sculptor, a representative of the Paris School. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. From 1906 he lived in Paris. Experienced it influenced by the work A. de Toulouse-Lautrec, P. Cézanne, Picasso and African sculpture.
Edward Ahnert Christianovich (26/11/1790 – 07/24/1848) – architect, was born on 26 November 1790, in Dorpat, died 24 th July 1848 in St. Petersburg.
Adopted at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1801, he received (in 1812 and 1814.) Two silver medals for architectural compositions, released on 1 st September 1815 with a certificate for the first degree, but continued to work at the Academy of up to 30 – th June 1817
After Ahnert served as a draftsman in the construction committee, the 1 st May 1822 was determined by the Assistant Architect Rossi Construction Commission under the Cabinet of His Majesty took part in the construction of the General Staff Building and Yelagin palace, was (until the 20 th May 1827 ) in the barracks Commission in July 1827 he served as an architect in the construction department of the sea part, and from 25 th February 1830 – in the mountains and was a member of the commission the construction of buildings Technological Institute (1830). The title of academician Ahnert received 21 th September 1827 for the project "the Prince's Palace in the space of 75 soot.
The project Ahnert, highest approved in 1827, the building is constructed of the New Admiralty in St. Petersburg.
Of the buildings that the architect, except as described above, has been known: the building for the Finnish Cadet Corps in Fredrikshamn and the left side of the Main Admiralty to place a marine working crew.