Mikhail Speransky

Mikhail M. Speransky
Михаил М. Сперанский
Portrait by Alexander Varnek, 1824
Born(1772-01-12)12 January 1772
Died23 February 1839(1839-02-23) (aged 67)
NationalityRussian
Other namesMichael Speransky
Alma materVladimir Theological Seminary
Saint Petersburg Theological Academy
Occupations
  • Reformer
  • Lawmaker
ChildrenElisabeth Bagréeff-Speransky
FamilyHouse of Speransky [ru]
HonoursOrder of St. Alexander Nevsky (1812-01-13)
Order of St. Vladimir 1st Class (1826)
Order of St. Andrew (1833)
State Secretary of the Russian Empire
In office
13 January 1810 – 29 March 1812
MonarchAlexander I
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byAlexander Semyonovich Shishkov

Count Mikhail Mikhailovich Speransky (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Спера́нский; 12 January 1772 – 23 February 1839)[1] was a Russian reformist during the reign of Alexander I of Russia, to whom he was a close advisor. Honorary member of the Free Economic Society (1801) and the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1819). He later served under Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and was Active Privy Councillor (1827).[2] Speransky is referred to as the father of Russian liberalism.[citation needed]

  1. ^ 12 January [O.S. 1 January] 1772 – 23 February [O.S. 11 February] 1839
  2. ^ GRE