Kazan Gymnasium

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]

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


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