Ivan Wyschnegradsky - Early Life

Early Life

Ivan Wyschnegradsky was born at Saint Petersburg on May 4, 1893. His father was a banker and his mother wrote poems. His grandfather was a celebrated mathematician who was Minister for Finance from 1888 to 1892. After his baccalaureat, Wyschnegradsky entered the School of Mathematics. He followed the courses of harmony, composition and orchestration (1911–1915) led by Nicolas Sokolov, professor with the Academy of Saint Petersburg. In 1912, he entered the School of Law.

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