Educators in Saint Petersburg

The atlas holds 5 people and 24 moments here, from 1727 to 1970. The most recorded lives are Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Mendeleev and Leonhard Euler.

Notable people

1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

   from 1848 to 1893

   10 moments here

   Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

2. Dmitri Mendeleev

   from 1850 to 1907

   7 moments here

   Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

3. Leonhard Euler

   from 1727 to 1783

   5 moments here

   Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

4. Leo Tolstoy

   in 1897

   1 moment here

   Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

5. Neil Armstrong

   in 1970

   1 moment here

   American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…

Moments

1. 1727 Arrival at Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
2. 1741 Departure from Saint Petersburg for Berlin Leonhard Euler
3. 1766 Return to Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
4. 1771 Home destroyed by fire Leonhard Euler
5. 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
6. 1848 Boarding school in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
7. 1850 Relocation and enrollment in Saint Petersburg Dmitri Mendeleev
8. 1850 Enrollment at the Imperial School of Jurisprudence Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
9. 1856 Return to Saint Petersburg Dmitri Mendeleev
10. 1859 Civil-service career begins Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
11. 1862 Studies at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
12. 1862 Marriage at Nikolaev Engineering Institute church Dmitri Mendeleev
13. 1864 Professor at Saint Petersburg Technological Institute Dmitri Mendeleev
14. 1867 Tenure and inorganic chemistry teaching Dmitri Mendeleev
15. 1868 Meeting members of The Five Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
16. 1877 Honeymoon in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
17. 1884 Audience with Alexander III Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
18. 1893 Director of the Bureau of Weights and Measures Dmitri Mendeleev
19. 1893 Arrival at Modest Tchaikovsky's apartment Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
20. 1893 Premiere of Symphony No. 6 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
21. 1893 Death in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
22. 1897 Makes final visit to Saint Petersburg Leo Tolstoy
23. 1907 Death in Saint Petersburg Dmitri Mendeleev
24. 1970 COSPAR conference arrival Neil Armstrong

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