Odoyevsky, Vladimir Fyodorovich

Odoyevsky [Adóyiffsky], Vladimir Fyodorovich (8–1/13–1804, M.; 2–27/3–11–1869, same). Writer, philosopher, theorist, critic, scientist, and comp. Odoyevsky was one of the most diverse personalities of his time. Descended from an ancient princely family, he was educated at the Blagorodny Pansion (a special boarding school for sons of the nobility, attached to M. Univ.) from 1816–22 and graduated with a Gold Medal. Stimulated by the lectures of Professor M. Pavlov, a fervent admirer of the…