Nikolai Spathari

Nicolae Milescu
A bust of Nicolae Milescu
Born1636
Vaslui, Moldavia
Died1708 (aged 71–72)
Moscow, Tsardom of Russia
CitizenshipMoldavia
Travels through Siberia to the Chinese Borders, published in St. Petersburg in 1882.

Nikolai Spathari (Russian: Николай Гаврилович Спафарий, romanized: Nikolai Gavrilovich Spathari; 1636–1708), also known as Nicolae Milescu and Nicolae Milescu Spătaru (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e miˈlesku spəˈtaru], first name also Neculai, signing in Latin as Nicolaus Spadarius Moldavo-Laco, Russian: Николае Гаврилович Милеску, romanized: Nikolaye Gavrilovich Milesku), or Spătarul Milescu-Cârnu (trans.: "Chancellor Milescu the Snub-nosed"), was a Moldavian-born writer, diplomat and traveler, who lived and worked in the Tsardom of Russia. He spoke nine languages: Romanian, Russian, Latin, both Attic and Modern Greek, French, German, Turkish and Swedish. One of his grandsons was the Spătar (Chancellor) Yuri Stefanovich, who came to Russia in 1711 with Dimitrie Cantemir.[1]

  1. ^ Olga Metchnikoff, Vie d'Elie Metchnikoff, Hachette, Paris, 1920