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Zinovy Rozhestvensky

1848 - 1909

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Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky (Russian: Зиновий Петрович Рожественский, tr. Zinoviy Petrovich Rozhestvenskiy; November 11 [O.S. October 30] 1848 – January 14, 1909) was a Russian admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. He was in command of the Second Pacific Squadron in the Battle of Tsushima, during the Russo-Japanese War. Under Admiral Rozhestvensky's command, the Russian navy accomplished a feat of steaming an all-steel, coal-powered battleship fleet over 18,000 miles (29,000 km) one way to engage an enemy in decisive battle (the Battle of Tsushima, which ended in a disastrous defeat of the Russian force.) The Knyaz Suvorov, one of four brand-new battleships of the French-designed Borodino class, was his flagship for the voyage to the Pacific. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zinovy Rozhestvensky is the 439th most popular military personnel (down from 436th in 2019), the 372nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 370th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Russian Military Personnel.

Zinovy Rozhestvensky was a Russian admiral who commanded the Soviet Pacific Fleet during World War II. He was most famous for his successful defense of the port of Vladivostok against the Japanese in 1938.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Zinovy Rozhestvensky ranks 439 out of 2,058. Before him are Vjekoslav Luburić, George I Rákóczi, Pavel Nakhimov, Giovanni Messe, Walter Nowotny, and Lü Meng. After him are August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Petre Dumitrescu, Thrasybulus, Karl Mack von Leiberich, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, and Günther Rall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Zinovy Rozhestvensky ranks 27. Before him are Wyatt Earp, Loránd Eötvös, Carl Wernicke, William II of Württemberg, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, and Milena Vukotić. After him are Pierre De Geyter, Hermann Alexander Diels, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Katsura Tarō, Hristo Botev, and Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff. Among people deceased in 1909, Zinovy Rozhestvensky ranks 15. Before him are Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Peder Severin Krøyer, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, and Besarion Jughashvili. After him are Francisco Ferrer, Emil Erlenmeyer, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Felice Beato, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Arnold Janssen.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Zinovy Rozhestvensky ranks 372 out of 3,761. Before him are Jani Beg (1300), Nikolai Patrushev (1951), Vera Menchik (1906), Onfim (1250), Svetlana Savitskaya (1948), and Yuri Oganessian (1933). After him are Sergey Nechayev (1847), Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Alexander Ostrovsky (1823), Nikolai Leskov (1831), and Eugen Sandow (1867).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Zinovy Rozhestvensky ranks 32. Before him are Boris Shaposhnikov (1882), Andrei Grechko (1903), Gerhard Barkhorn (1919), Kirill Meretskov (1897), Leonid Govorov (1897), and Pavel Nakhimov (1802). After him are Sergei Skripal (1951), Viktor Kulikov (1921), Alexander Yegorov (1883), Dmitry Pozharsky (1577), Fyodor Ushakov (1745), and Dmitry Pavlov (1897).

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