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Mikhail Katkov

Russian publicist and politician (1818–1887)

† 1887-08-01 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 22 language Wikipedias
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Mikhail Katkov was born on November 1, 1818 (Julian calendar) in Moscow and died on July 20, 1887 (Julian calendar) in Znamenskoye-Sadki, aged 68. Recorded occupations: journalist, literary critic, politician, philosopher, writer and opinion journalist. Country of citizenship: Russian Empire. Educated at Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University. Honours include Order of Saint Anna, 1st class and Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class. Member of Serbian Learned Society.

At a glance
Born
November 1, 1818 (Julian calendar) · Moscow
Died
July 20, 1887 (Julian calendar) · Znamenskoye-Sadki
Age at death
68
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations
journalist, literary critic, politician, philosopher, writer, opinion journalist
Education
Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University
Honours
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class
Wikipedia editions
22 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Mikhail Katkov's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain, with the file credited to Катков, Михаил Никифорович. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Deceased 1887: low publicity-rights risk.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q441628 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Mikhail Katkov on Wikipedia.

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