Peter P. Dubrovsky | |
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![]() Unknown engraver - end of XVIII century. Portrait of P.P. Dubrovsky. Dotted line. 9x7.5 (oval); 14×11 (sheet). State Hermitage (inv. No. ERG-13264). The inscription on the oval: “Pierre Doubrowsky”[1] | |
Born | [2] | December 9, 1754
Died | January 9, 1816 | (aged 61)
Burial place | Smolensky Cemetery, St. Petersburg |
Occupation(s) | paleographer, diplomat |
Known for | manuscript collector |
Peter Petrovich Dubrovsky Russian: Пётр Петрович Дубровский (December 9, 1754, in Kiev – January 9, 1816, in Petersburg), was a Russian bibliophile, diplomat, paleographer, secretary of the Russian Embassy in France, collector of manuscripts and books. Throughout his life he collected about 2000 manuscripts.[3] Between 1805 and 1812 he worked at the Imperial Public Library.