Organization:Kazan Gymnasium

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Kazan Gymnasium was a gymnasium of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. It is notable for its alumnus, Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, who graduated from the school in 1807.[1] Other notable alumni include Ivan Shishkin, a Russian landscape artist,[2] and Gavrila Derzhavin, a poet.[3] The school was established during the reign of Elizabeth of Russia.[4]

References

  1. Lapin, Sergey Alexandrovich. "Kazan Gymnasium (page 5)". Nikolay Ivanovich Lobachevsky. Washington State University - Department of Mathematics. http://www.math.wsu.edu/faculty/slapin/research/presentations/Lobachevsky.pdf. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 
  2. "Shishkin Ivan Ivanovich. (January 13, 1832 - March 8, 1898)". Biographies. Tanais.info. http://www.tanais.info/art/node/444. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 
  3. Kuska, Anna. "Gavrila Derzhavin Russian Writer". BellaOnline. Minerva. http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art174811.asp. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 
  4. Lewis, David E. (3 April 2012). 1.3 The Universities and Technological Institutions. Springer. ISBN 9783642282188. https://books.google.com/books?id=w0WMP_CqHjQC&q=%22Kazan+Gymnasium%22&pg=PA11. Retrieved 17 August 2012.