Gavriil Gagarin

Gavriil Petrovich Gagarin
Гавриил Петрович Гагарин
Personal details
BornJanuary 20, 1745
DiedJanuary 31, 1808 (aged 63)
Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Resting placeMoscow Governorate
SpousePraskovya Fedorovna Voeikova
ChildrenPavel Gavrilovich Gagarin
AwardsOrder of St. Andrew
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Order of Saint Vladimir
Order of Saint Anna
Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Prince Gavriil Petrovich Gagarin (January 20, 1745 – January 31, 1808 (1807[1]), Bogoslovskoye village, Dmitrovsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate) was a Russian writer, senator and minister of the Gagarin family. Active Privy Councillor (1800), under Paul I – member of the Imperial Council, under Alexander I – Minister of Commerce. One of the largest figures of the Masonic movement in Russia.[2]

  1. ^ Indicated on the tombstone
  2. ^ Mason Alexei Rzhevsky pointed out: "Four lodges in Russia – Peter Tatishchev, Nikolay Trubetskoy, Novikov and Gagarin"