A Genealogy of A. O. Jaunez-Sponville, Chief Manager of Demidov Plants

The article reconstructs the genealogy of Antoine Oktavovich Jaunez-Sponville, a major figure of 19th century Ural industry. Tracing the Jaunez family genealogy as of the 17th century, the author demonstrates that three generations of the family were somehow or other connected with Russia. A. O. Jau...

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Main Author: Aleksander Viktorovich Tchoudinov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Ural Federal University Press 2015-10-01
Series:Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки
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Online Access:https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/Izvestia2/article/view/1732
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Summary:The article reconstructs the genealogy of Antoine Oktavovich Jaunez-Sponville, a major figure of 19th century Ural industry. Tracing the Jaunez family genealogy as of the 17th century, the author demonstrates that three generations of the family were somehow or other connected with Russia. A. O. Jaunez-Sponville’s grandfather was Count A. K. Razumovsky’s son’s tutor in Moscow, his uncle participated in Napoleon’s Grande Armée’s invasion of Russia and perished at Berezina, and his father served as A.N. Demidov’s secretary.
ISSN:2227-2283
2587-6929