Alexander Ivanovich de Traversay
1791–1850 (age 59)
Biography
Alexander Ivanovich de Traversay (1791–1850) was a notable figure in early 19th-century Russian society, with connections to the Kazan region. Little is definitively known of his life, though his surname suggests French or Italian heritage, common among the Russian nobility of his era.
De Traversay lived through a transformative period in Russian history, witnessing the Napoleonic Wars and the subsequent development of the Russian Empire under Alexander I and Nicholas I. His life in Kazan reflects the cultural and administrative significance of that provincial center during the post-Napoleonic era.