MILITARY PERSONNEL

Lavr Kornilov

1870 - 1918

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Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov (Russian: Лавр Гео́ргиевич Корни́лов, IPA: [ˈlavr ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ kɐrˈnʲiləf]; 30 August [O.S. 18 August] 1870 – 13 April 1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. He served as Supreme Commander of the Russian Army and as the military leader of the Whites in the Russian Civil War. He is particularly remembered for the Kornilov affair, an unsuccessful coup d’etat against the Provisional Government led by Alexander Kerensky. The event became a significant turning point in the Russian Revolution, strengthening the Bolsheviks' position and influence. Born in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kornilov began his military career after graduating from the Mikhailovsky Artillery School and the General Staff Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lavr Kornilov is the 228th most popular military personnel (down from 206th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Kazakhstani Military Personnel.

Lavr kornilov was a Russian general who led the Kornilov Affair, an attempted coup d'état against the Russian Provisional Government in 1917.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lavr Kornilov ranks 228 out of 2,058. Before him are John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Rudolf Abel, Maurice Gamelin, Aleksei Brusilov, Pierre Augereau, and Władysław Sikorski. After him are Alfred von Tirpitz, Sun Ce, Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Erich Hoepner, and Ishida Mitsunari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Lavr Kornilov ranks 18. Before him are Ivan Bunin, Miguel Primo de Rivera, Albert Fish, Karl Renner, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and Sigfrid Edström. After him are William G. Morgan, Maurice Denis, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Edwin S. Porter, Gustav Bauer, and Josef Hoffmann. Among people deceased in 1918, Lavr Kornilov ranks 29. Before him are Georgi Plekhanov, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, George Reid, and Niko Pirosmani. After him are César Cui, Ferdinand Hodler, Edmond Rostand, Arrigo Boito, Fanny Kaplan, and Hermann Cohen.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Lavr Kornilov ranks 7 out of 193. Before him are Tomyris (-600), Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940), Seljuk (902), Ahmad Yasawi (1103), Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1953), and Muhammad Shaybani (1451). After him are Akhmad Kadyrov (1951), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1946), Aslan Maskhadov (1951), Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845), Edigu (1352), and Tughlugh Timur (1329).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Kazakhstan

Among military personnels born in Kazakhstan, Lavr Kornilov ranks 1. After him are Manshuk Mametova (1922), Khiuaz Dospanova (1922), Bauyrzhan Momyshuly (1910), Nina Lobkovskaya (1925), and Andrey Mordvichev (1976).

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