Biography
Samarsky–Bykhovets was born in a noble family in the Tomsk Oblast, located in the Asian part of Russia beyond the Ural Mountains. He received military engineer education at the local Mining Cadet Corps, and after graduation in 1823 served in a military position at Kolyvan-Resurrection plants and the associated mines in the Urals. In 1828, he was transferred to Saint Petersburg, where he consecutively assumed positions of an assistant at the Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty, chief clerk of the Mining Department, senior aide and the staff officer Corps of Mining Engineers. In 1834, he was promoted to the rank of captain and in 1845 to colonel. The next year he was appointed as Chief of Staff of the Corps of Mining Engineers and remained in that position until 1861. While remaining Chief of Staff, he began teaching at Saint Petersburg Mining Institute and eventually became a member of scientific council there. He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1860 and in 1861 became Chairman of the Board of the Corps of Mining Engineers, as well as chairman of the Commission on the Revision of the Mining Charter. He took a three-months sabbatical leave in 1862 to attend an international scientific exhibition in London and died later in 1870. Samarsky–Bykhovets was a highly decorated officer with an impeccable career list.
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