Anikey Stroganov

Anikey Stroganov
Аникей Строганов
1780 reengraving by A. Tsukki of a 16th-century engraving
Born
Anikey Fyodorovich Stroganov

1488
Novgorod, Russia
Died1570
Known forprogenitor of the Stroganov family
Children15, including Semyon
ParentFyodor Lukich Stroganov (father)

Anikey Fyodorovich Stroganov (also spelled Anika or Aniky; Russian: Аникей Фёдорович Строганов; Christian name: Joasaphus (Иоасаф); 1488–1570) was a Russian explorer, merchant and monk. He was an early progenitor of the Stroganov family, whose members were prominent Russian merchants, industrialists, landowners, noblemen, and statesmen through to the early 20th century.