Pavel Dashkov

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

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

Works

References

  1. "The Dashkov Medals", Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives
  2. "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND RUSSIA", THE PHILOSOPHICAL AGE p.125
  3. Prince of princes: the life of Potemkin, Sebag Montefiore, Macmillan, 2001, ISBN 978-0-312-27815-1
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