Kazan Gymnasium Explained

Kazan Gymnasium was a gymnasium of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. It is notable for its alumnus, Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, who graduated from the school in 1807.[1] Other notable alumni include Ivan Shishkin, a Russian landscape artist,[2] and Gavrila Derzhavin, a poet.[3] The school was established during the reign of Elizabeth of Russia.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lapin . Sergey Alexandrovich . Kazan Gymnasium (page 5) . Nikolay Ivanovich Lobachevsky . Washington State University - Department of Mathematics . 17 August 2012 .
  2. Web site: Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich. (January 13, 1832 - March 8, 1898) . Biographies . Tanais.info . 17 August 2012 .
  3. Web site: Kuska . Anna . Gavrila Derzhavin Russian Writer . BellaOnline . Minerva . 17 August 2012 .
  4. Book: Lewis, David E. . 1.3 The Universities and Technological Institutions . Early Russian Organic Chemists and Their Legacy . Springer . 3 April 2012 . 9783642282188 . 17 August 2012 .

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