Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov
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Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (Russian: Пётр Арсе́ньевич Смирно́в; January 9, 1831 – November 29, 1898) was a Russian businessman, who created Russia's leading pre-revolutionary vodka company, a predecessor of both Smirnoff and Smirnov companies.[1] He was born a serf in Kayurovo, a small Russian village, on 9 January 1831, and rose to become one of the wealthiest men in Russia.[2]
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Arsenievich and the family name is Smirnov.
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Пётр Арсеньевич Смирнов | |
Born | (1831-01-09)9 January 1831 Kayurovo, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 29 November 1898(1898-11-29) (aged 67) |
Citizenship | Russian Empire |
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Known for | Smirnoff vodka |
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