Lev Khrshchonovich
Illustration — The bridge over Bolaq by Lev Khrshchonovich (1907) Lev Kazimirovich Khrshchonovich (1838-1907), last name also spelled Chrśonowicz, Chrszczonowicz, Hrszczonowicz, Hrśonowicz, and Xrşçonoviç, was the chief architect of Kazan in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. He was a son of Minsk architect Kazimierz Chrśonowicz, an ethnic Pole. Khrshchonovich graduated from the Saint Petersburg Architect School in 1859 and was sent to Kazan.
Also recorded as Lev Kazimirovich Khrshchonovich · Lev Chrzczonowicz · Lev Chrśonowicz · Lev Chrszczonowicz
Lev Khrshchonovich
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- Born
- 1838. · Minsk.
- Died
- 1907. · Kazan.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Education
- Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
- Languages
- Russian.
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In 1874–1882, he was the Chief Architect of the Kazan Governorate, and in 1883–1907 he held the post of the Chief Engineer of the governorate. Khrshchonovich designed the Lutheran Church (1870s), the Alafuzov Theatre (1900), the first stone bridge over Bolaq (1907), and he managed the reconstruction of the Roman-Catholic Church (1907). Khrshchonovich was a follower of eclecticism. He was married to Maria and had a son named Leonid, who also became an engineer.
The authorities additionally record the headings Lev Kazimirovich Khrshchonovich, Lev Chrzczonowicz, Lev Chrśonowicz, Lev Chrszczonowicz and Lev Hrszczonowicz. His recorded language was Russian. He was the child of Kazimierz Chrzczonowicz.
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1838
Lev Khrshchonovich was born on 1 January 1838.
1907
Lev Khrshchonovich died on 14 May 1907.
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