Yekaterina Dashkova
Yekaterina Dashkova
Princess Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova was the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great and a major figure of the Russian Enlightenment. She was part of a coup d'etat that placed Catherine on the throne. Vorontsova-Dashkova was the first woman in the world to head a national academy of sciences and helped found the Russian Academy. Not only was she the head of these academies, Vorontsova- Dashkova was one of the first women in Europe to hold a government office. She also published prolifically, with original and translated works on many subjects.
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Full Name
Екатерина Романовна Воронцова
Date of Birth
March 17th, 1743
Age
281
Birth Place
Russia
Date of Death
January 4th, 1810
Died Aged
66
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Elizaveta Vorontsova
Sister
Roman Vorontsov
Father
Semyon Vorontsov
Brother
Alexander Vorontsov
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