Pavel Dashkov
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Prince Pavel Mikhailovich Dashkov FRS (12 May 1763 - 1807) was a Russian engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...

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He was the son of Mikhail Ivanovich Dashkov (1736–1764) and Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova
Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova
Princess Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova was the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great and a major figure of the Russian Enlightenment...

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He was educated at Edinburgh University, from 1777 to 1779, with a Master of Arts.

He was on Grigory Potyomkin's staff with Korsakov
Korsakov
Korsakov, sometimes spelled as Korsakoff , or Korsakova , is a Russian last name and may refer to:People*Alexander Dondukov-Korsakov , Russian knyaz, cavalry general, Imperial Commissioner in Bulgaria...

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He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society 8 February 1781.

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