Aleksey Khovansky (publisher)

Alexey Andreyevich Khovansky (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Хованский; 1814 in Penza – 29 January 1899 in Voronezh) was a publisher of the first Russian scientific linguistic journal Filologicheskie Zapiski. He published this magazine on his own expenses and headed it for 40 years. In recognition of his contributions to Russian language he became a Knight of the Order of St. Anna and the Order of St. Vladimir. The main content of his work was the creation of a "method for smarter, more rational and practical education of the mother tongue".

Aleksey Khovansky (publisher)

Alexey Andreyevich Khovansky (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Хованский; 1814 in Penza – 29 January 1899 in Voronezh) was a publisher of the first Russian scientific linguistic journal Filologicheskie Zapiski. He published this magazine on his own expenses and headed it for 40 years. In recognition of his contributions to Russian language he became a Knight of the Order of St. Anna and the Order of St. Vladimir. The main content of his work was the creation of a "method for smarter, more rational and practical education of the mother tongue".