Prince Alexander Alexandrovich Shakhovskoy (Russian: Александр Александрович Шаховской, 5 May 1777, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire, – 3 February 1846, Moscow, Russian Empire) was a Russian playwright, writer, poet, librettist, pedagogue, critic, memoirist and administrator (the head, in 1802–1826, of the Imperial Theatres); arguably the most influential figure in the Russian theatre in the early 19th century.
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5 May 1777 Bezzaboty, Russia
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Died |
12 April 1846 (aged 68) Moscow, Russia
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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