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Alexander Martynov
Born:
1803, St Petersburg
Died:
1830, St Petersburg
Architect, draughtsman. Son of Andrei Martynov. Born in St Petersburg (1803). Studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts (1809–21). Awarded two minor silver medals (1817, 1819), a major silver medal (1820) and a first-class certificate (1821). Worked for the Department of Communications. Court draughtsman (1828). Died in St Petersburg (1830).
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