Dmitry Ukhtomsky

Prince Dmitry Vasilyevich Ukhtomsky, was the chief architect of Moscow, Russia during the reign of Empress Elizabeth.

Ukhtomsky was born in a village to the north of Yaroslavl, where his Rurikid ancestors used to be rulers. At the age of 12, he moved to Moscow and studied there at the School of Mathematics and Navigation until 1733. He studied architecture and worked at Ivan Michurins workshop until 1741, later working for Ivan Korobov . In 1742, Korobov supported Ukhtomskys nomination for his first professional title and delegated him the management of a firm. In 1744, Ukhtomsky acquired a full architects license and the rank of captain in state hierarchy.

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