Ippolit Vogak
Russian admiral
About Ippolit Vogak
Lived 1829 – 1889 (aged 59). Ippolit Vogak was a Russian.
Ippolit Konstantinovich Vogak (sometimes spelled Wogack, , 30 August 1829 – 16 July 1889) was an Imperial Russian Navy admiral and the 17th and last governor of Taganrog.
Biography Vogak graduated from Cadet Corps in 1847, served in the Baltic Fleet, and was a participant of the Crimean War. He was promoted to the rank of captain-lieutenant in 1862, captain second rank in 1870, and captain first rank in 1873. He was then promoted to the rank of rear-admiral in 1883.
Vogak commanded the battleships Novgorod and Petr Velikiy in 1874-1880, as well as imperial yacht of the House of Romanov Livadia. He was a junior flag-officer (младший флагман) of the Black Sea Fleet in 1884-1885 and junior flag-officer of the Baltic Fleet in 1887-1889.
From 1885 to 1887, he served as Governor of Taganrog.
Vogak died on 16 July 1889 in Saint Petersburg and was buried at the Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery.
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Who was Ippolit Vogak?
Russian admiral (1829-1889)
When was Ippolit Vogak born?
Ippolit Vogak was born on 30 August 1829 in Saint Petersburg.
When did Ippolit Vogak die?
Ippolit Vogak died on 16 July 1889 in Haapsalu.
What nationality was Ippolit Vogak?
Ippolit Vogak was Russian.
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