Feodor Ivanovich Pryanishnikov | |
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Фёдор Иванович Прянишников | |
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| Born | 2 February 1793 Perm |
| Died | 28 April 1867 (aged 74) Saint Petersburg |
| Resting place | Saint Petersburg 59°53′52″N 30°19′30″E / 59.89778°N 30.32500°E |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Education | Certificate of Higher Education |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Occupation(s) | postal administrator, actual privy councillor |
| Years active | 1804–1866 |
| Known for | civil service, patronage |
| Title | Director of the St. Petersburg Post Office and Russian Postal Department |
| Term | 1835–1863 |
| Predecessor | Konstantin Bulgakov |
| Successor | Ivan Tolstoy |
| Spouse |
Vera Leonrod (m. 1818–1867) |
| Awards | Order of St. Anna 1824, 1827, 1839 Order of St. Vladimir |
Feodor Ivanovich Pryanishnikov (Russian: Фёдор Иванович Прянишников; 2 February 1793 – 28 April 1867) was a Russian actual privy councillor and postal administrator. At the height of his career (1857–1863), F. I. Pryanishnikov ultimately run the Russian postal department on an equal footing with ministers.[1]
- ^ Roberts, I. W. (1986). "19th century Russian postal ministers and officials". Rossica: Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. 108–109: 75–78. ISSN 0035-8363. Archived from the original on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
Notes from "Khronika" in "Zhizn' i Tekhnika Svyazi," 1924 (translated by D. Skipton).