Serov, Aleksandr Nikolayevich

Serov [Siróff], Aleksandr Nikolayevich (1–11/23–1820, P.; 1–20/2–1–1871, same). Music critic and comp. Husband of Serova; father of the famous painter Valentin Serov (1865–1911). The son of a civil servant, Serov was educated at the School of Jurisprudence in P. and also took cello lessons from Schuberth (Shubert). During his youth he met Vladimir Stasov, a fellow law student, who helped Serov to begin his musical career; the two friends quarreled later in life. Serov worked for the Ministry of…