Biography.guide
Home › People › Historian › Georgy Fedotov
Portrait of Georgy Fedotov

Georgy Fedotov

1886 – 1951

Russian philosopher

Historian Philosopher Philosopher of religion
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Georgy Fedotov

Lived 1886 – 1951 (aged 64). Georgy Fedotov was a Russian historian, philosopher, philosopher of religion, religious philosophy and theologist.

Georgy Petrovich Fedotov (, October 1 (13) 1886, Saratov, Russian Empire, – September 1, 1951, New York, US) was a Russian religious philosopher, historian, essayist, author of many books on Orthodox culture, regarded by some as a founder of Russian "theological culturology". Fedotov left Soviet Russia under duress for France in 1925, then in 1939 emigrated to the United States where he taught at St. Vladimir Orthodox Seminary, New York, and continued publishing books up until his death in 1951.

He was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1946–1947.

Works Святой Филипп митрополит Московский. — Paris: Ymca-press, 1928. — 224 с. Святые древней Руси (X—XVII ст.) — Paris: Ymca press, 1931. — 260 с. The Russian Religious Mind, New York, Harper & Brother, 1946 A Treasury of Russian Spirituality, [comp.& ed.], London, Sheed & Ward, 1950 St. Filipp, Metropolitan of Moscow : encounter with Ivan the Terrible, Belmont, Mass. : Nordland Pub. Co. 1978

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Education
Saint Petersburg State Institute of History
Employers
National Library of Russia
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Also known as
Georgy Petrovich Fedotov, George P. Fedotov, George Fedotov

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Georgy Fedotov's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Georgy Fedotov?

Russian philosopher (1886–1951)

When was Georgy Fedotov born?

Georgy Fedotov was born on 1 October 1886 in Saratov.

When did Georgy Fedotov die?

Georgy Fedotov died on 1 September 1951 in Beacon.

What was Georgy Fedotov's occupation?

Georgy Fedotov was a historian, philosopher, philosopher of religion, religious philosophy and theologist.

What nationality was Georgy Fedotov?

Georgy Fedotov was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Georgy Fedotov

· Wikidata: Q1152123

· DBpedia: Georgy Fedotov

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Georgy Fedotov. https://biography.guide/georgy-fedotov/

MLA: "Georgy Fedotov." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/georgy-fedotov/.

Chicago: "Georgy Fedotov." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/georgy-fedotov/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-23 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:06 UTC