Korsakov
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Korsakov, sometimes spelled as Korsakoff , or Korsakova (feminine; Корсакова), is a Russia
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- Alexander Dondukov-Korsakov (1820–1893), Russian knyaz, cavalry general, Imperial Commissioner in Bulgaria
- Andrey KorsakovAndrey KorsakovAndrey Konstantinovich Korsakov was an eminent Russian and Ukrainian linguist and language philosopher who specialised in the grammar of the English language and is considered a father of Grammar School in Ukraine. Having organised the Chair of English Grammar at Odessa National Mechnikov...
(1916-2007), Russian and Ukrainian linguist and language philosopher - Alexander Rimsky-Korsakov (1753–1840), infantry general
- Andrey Rimsky-KorsakovAndrey Rimsky-KorsakovAndrey Nikolayevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian musicologist and son of the great Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Though growing up in a musical family he was encouraged in musical pursuits, playing cello in the family string quartet, he did not pursue music as a career until late in...
(1878–1940), Russian musicologist, son of the composer Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie, refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev , César... - Dmitry Korsakov (1843–1920), Russian historian
- Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie, refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev , César...
(1844–1908), Russian composer - Pyotr Korsakov (1790–1844), Russian writer
- Semen KorsakovSemen KorsakovSemen Nikolaevich Korsakov was a Russian government official, noted both as a homeopath and an inventor who was involved with an early version of information technology.-Biography:...
(1788–1853), Russian homeopath and inventor - Sergei KorsakoffSergei KorsakoffSergei Sergeievich Korsakoff was a Russian neuropsychiatrist.Sergei Korsakoff was the first of great Russian neuropsychiatrists. He studied medicine at the University of Moscow, graduated in 1875 and subsequently became physician to "Preobrazhenski" mental hospital. From 1876 to 1879 he gained...
(1854–1900), Russian neuropsychiatrist- Korsakoff's syndromeKorsakoff's syndromeKorsakoff's syndrome is a neurological disorder caused by the lack of thiamine in the brain. Its onset is linked to chronic alcohol abuse and/or severe malnutrition...
, a brain disease caused by chronic alcoholism named after Sergei Korsakoff
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- Korsakov (town)Korsakov (town)Korsakov is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Korsakovsky District. Population: 35,079 ; The town is located some south from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, at the southern end of Sakhalin Island, on the coast of the Salmon Cove in the Aniva Bay.-History:Little is known...
, a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia