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Iakov Grot (1812–1893) |
Iakov Grot
Russian academic and philologist (b. 15/27 December 1812 in Saint Petersburg; d. 24 May/5 June 1893 in Saint Petersburg), born Iakov Karlovich Grot (Яков Карлович Грот, Jakov Karlovič Grot, Yakov Karlovich Grot).
A graduate of the Tsarksoe Selo Lyceum, he became a professor at Helsinki University in 1840. In 1858 he became a member of the Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences, later serving as its chairman (from 1884) and vice-president (from 1889). Grot was also the Russian language tutor to the future emperors Alexander II and Alexander III.
His translations of German and Scandinavian poetry were well known during his lifetime; however, it was for his studies on the orthography, lexicography and grammar of the Russian language that he is most remembered. In 1892 Grot invited Tchaikovsky to assist with editing some of the entries for musical terms in his new Dictionary of the Russian Language (Словарь русского языка), TH 321.
Tchaikovsky's correspondence with Iakov Grot:
- 3 letters from Tchaikovsky to Iakov Grot have survived, dating from 1892 and 1893.
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