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Sergei Yulevich Witte

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(b. Tiflis, 17 June 1849, d. St Petersburg 13 Mar. 1915) Russian; Russian Minister of Transport and of Finance 1892–1903, Prime Minister 1903–6 Witte was brought up in Tiflis, ...

Witte, Sergei Yulevich

Witte, Sergei Yulevich (17 June 1849)   Quick reference

A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (6 ed.)

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2021
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History, Contemporary History (post 1945)
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...Witte, Sergei Yulevich (b. Tiflis , 17 June 1849 ; d. St Petersburg 13 Mar. 1915 ) Minister of Transport and of Finance 1892–1903 , Prime Minister of Russia 1903–6 Witte was brought up in Tiflis, his father being of Dutch origin, his mother Russian, the daughter of a governor. He studied mathematics at university in Odessa and entered government service, becoming an expert on transport economics. Later he became a successful railway manager. In 1889 he was invited to set up a railway department within the Ministry of Finance to develop the...

Witte, Sergei Yulevich

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A Dictionary of Political Biography (2 ed.)

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2013
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Social sciences, Politics
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..., Sergei Yulevich (b. Tiflis , 17 June 1849 , d. St Petersburg 13 Mar. 1915 ) Russian ; Russian Minister of Transport and of Finance 1892–1903 , Prime Minister 1903–6 Witte was brought up in Tiflis, his father being of Dutch origin, his mother Russian, the daughter of a governor. He studied mathematics at university in Odessa and entered government service, becoming an expert on transport economics. Later he became a successful railway manager. In 1889 he was invited to set up a railway department within the Ministry of Finance to develop the...

Sergei Yulevich Witte

Sergei Yulevich Witte  

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(b. Tiflis, 17 June 1849, d. St Petersburg 13 Mar. 1915)Russian; Russian Minister of Transport and of Finance 1892–1903, Prime Minister 1903–6 Witte was brought up in Tiflis, his father being of ...
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Nicholas II  

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(b. 18 May 1868, d. 16 July 1918).Tsar of Russia 1894–1918The son of Alexander III, he was determined to defend his autocratic rule despite the growth of an articulate, political opposition. His ...

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