About Aleksey Vishnyakov
Lived 1859 – 1919 (aged 59–60). Aleksey Vishnyakov was a Russian entrepreneur.
Aleksey Semyonovich Vishnyakov (; 1859–1919) was a Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist.
He is famous for creating the Moscow Commercial Institute in 1907, later known as the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. It was, at that time, the first Russian university dedicated to commercial studies, and one of the first in Europe.
Several members of the Vishnyakov dynasty have been faculty members of the university, until today.
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Who was Aleksey Vishnyakov?
Russian businessman
When was Aleksey Vishnyakov born?
Aleksey Vishnyakov was born in 1859 in Moscow.
When did Aleksey Vishnyakov die?
Aleksey Vishnyakov died on 11 February 1919 in Moscow.
What was Aleksey Vishnyakov's occupation?
Aleksey Vishnyakov was an entrepreneur.
What nationality was Aleksey Vishnyakov?
Aleksey Vishnyakov was Russian.
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