(1825-03-21)21 March 1825 Rochensalm, Russian Empire (now Finland)
Died
1 April 1890(1890-04-01) (aged 65) St Petersburg, Russian Empire
Allegiance
Russian Empire
Service/branch
Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service
1841–1882
Rank
Rear admiral
Battles/wars
Crimean War
Awards
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class
Mozhaysky, identified as the "Creator of world's first airplane", on a 1963 Soviet postal stamp.
Alexander Fedorovich Mozhaysky (also transliterated as Mozhayski, Mozhayskii and Mozhayskiy; Russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Можа́йский) (March 21 [O.S. March 9] 1825 – 1 April [O.S. March 20] 1890) was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, an aviation pioneer, and a researcher and designer of heavier-than-air craft.[1][2]
^"САМОЛЕТЫ XIX ВЕКА (Airplanes of the 19th Century)" (in Russian). WestEastToronto.com website. March 7, 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
^Сергей Иванов (Sergei Ivanov) (December 2006). "Сделано в России. Наша дорога в небо (Made in Russia: Our Way to the Sky)". Mecánica Popular (in Russian). Archived from the original on May 22, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
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