Zaremba, Nikolay Ivanovich

Zaremba [Zaryémbuh], Nikolay Ivanovich (6–3/15–1821, Vitebsk distr.; 3–27/4–8–1879, P.). Theorist, pedagogue, and comp. Brother of V. Zaremba , uncle of S. Zaremba . Studied pf with A. A. Herke and theory with A. Marx in Berlin, then taught at the RMS Sch. in P. (from 1859) and at the P. Cons. (from its founding in 1862). Became director of the latter in 1867, following A. Rubinshtein's departure. Was the first pedagogue to teach theory with Russian instead of German terminology. Among his…