Batyushkov (Батюшков) Konstantin Nikolayevich (1787—1855)
The Russian poet Konstantin Batyushkov was born on May 18, 1787 to an ancient nobleman family in Vologda. His father was a gubernia prosecutor. After he retired he spent the rest of his life at the Danilovskoye estate (the Ustyuzhna district of the Vologda Oblast). Batyushkov's mother also came from a noble family. After she gave birth to the... More...