Pavel Dashkov Explained

Prince Pavel Mikhailovich Dashkov FRS (12 May 1763 – 1807) was a Russian engineer.

Life

He was the son of Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova and Mikhail Ivanovich Dashkov (1736–1764). He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, from 1777 to 1779, graduating with an MA.^{[1] [2]} He was on Grigory Potyomkin's staff with Korsakov.^[3] He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 8 February 1781.

Freemasonry

Dashkov was a Scottish Freemason. He was Initiated in Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No. 2, on 13 May 1779. He is recorded as 'Paul [Pavel], His Highness, Prince of Dashkov.' ^[4]

Works

• Dissertatio philosophica inauguralis, de tragoedia. Paulus Daschkovie princeps, 1779

External links

• Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No. 2 (Edinburgh)

Notes and References

1. http://www.lib.ed.ac.uk/resources/collections/specdivision/malist.php?view=cat&id=21&cat=Coll-21 "The Dashkov Medals"
2. http://ideashistory.org.ru/pdfs/a31.pdf "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND RUSSIA"
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=LFWEeyb7qXYC&pg=PA297 Prince of princes: the life of Potemkin
4. https://archive.org/details/cu31924030291771/page/n4 History of the Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, No.2, compiled from the records 1677-1888