Yekaterina Dashkova
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Summary
Yekaterina Dashkova was born on March 17, 1743[1], in Saint Petersburg[2]. She died on January 4, 1810[3], in Moscow[4]. She worked as a linguist[5], politician[6], writer[7], and lady-in-waiting[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,386 views/month, #7,170 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: March 28, 1743[10]
- Date of death: January 16, 1810[11]
- Place of burial: Kaluga Oblast[12]
- Father: Roman Vorontsov[13]
- Mother: Marfa Ivanovna Surmina[14]
- Spouse: Mikhail Dashkov[15]
- Child: Pavel Dashkov[16]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[17]
- Position held: Lady-in-waiting of the Imperial Court of Russia[18], president of the Russian Academy of Sciences[19]
- Employer: Imperial court[20]
- Award received: Order of Saint Catherine[21]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[22], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[23], American Philosophical Society[24], Russian Academy of Sciences[25], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[26]
- Sex or gender: female[27]
- Family: Vorontsov family[28]
- Noble title: princess[29]
- Commons category: Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova[30]
- Residence: Saint Petersburg[31], Mikhalkovo[32], Europe[33], Korotovo[34], Troitskoe[35]
- Family name: Dashkova[36]
- Given name: Ekaterina[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova[38]
- Depicted by: Portrait of Yekaterina Dashkova[39]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Russian Biographical Dictionary[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[44], Historical Dictionary of Russian Writers[45], Metzler Autorinnen Lexikon (1 ed.)[46], Věnec slávy žen slovanských[47], A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography[48], The Encyclopedia Americana[49], The American Cyclopædia[50], Dictionary of Russian Writers of XVIII century. Volume I[51]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Yekaterina Dashkova include 4594 Dashkova[52], an asteroid[53] and Dashkova[54], an impact crater[55].
Why It Matters
Yekaterina Dashkova has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] She is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for her include 4594 Dashkova[52], an asteroid[53] and Dashkova[54], an impact crater[55].
FAQs
Where was Yekaterina Dashkova born?
Yekaterina Dashkova was born in Saint Petersburg[2].
Where did Yekaterina Dashkova die?
Yekaterina Dashkova passed away in Moscow[4].
Who were Yekaterina Dashkova's parents?
Yekaterina Dashkova's father was Roman Vorontsov[13]. Yekaterina Dashkova's mother was Marfa Ivanovna Surmina[14].
Who was Yekaterina Dashkova married to?
Yekaterina Dashkova's spouses include Mikhail Dashkov[15].
What did Yekaterina Dashkova do for work?
Yekaterina Dashkova worked as a linguist[5], politician[6], writer[7], and lady-in-waiting[8].
What awards did Yekaterina Dashkova receive?
Honors received include Order of Saint Catherine[21].