Alexey Andreyevich Khovansky (russian: link=no, Алексей Андреевич Хованский; 1814 in Penza – 29 January 1899 in

Voronezh Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the ...

) was a publisher of the first Russian scientific linguistic journal

Filologicheskie Zapiski Filologicheskie Zapiski (Филологические записки, i.e., "Annals of the Philologia", "Philological Notes") was the oldest Russian scientific journal "''dedicated to research and development of various issues in language and lite ...

. He published this magazine on his own expenses and headed it for 40 years. In recognition of his contributions to Russian language he became a

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of the

Order of St. Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holst ...

and the

Order of St. Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer ...

. Many famous Russian and Slavic scholars published their articles and papers in his journal. He was "only" a Russian teacher, but many scientists considered him their peer. A member of the Imperial Russian Academy of Sciences

Fyodor Buslaev Fedor Ivanovich Buslaev (russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Бусла́ев; April 25, 1818 – August 12, 1898) was a Russian Empire philologist, art historian, and folklorist who represented the Mythological school of comparative literat ...

said: ''"Chowanski was not only a publisher of other contributions, but a real editor, that is a specialist who directed, corrected and added the articles of its authors"''.'' The main content of his work was the creation of a ''"method for smarter, more rational and practical education of the mother tongue"''. He called this method "The Living Word": ''"A lively and fascinating word is a great power that can capture the attention of the audience, the force that moves the hearts and feelings, – one might say – the soul of teaching practice. A charming and humorous story has a great importance for every scientific".''''Хованский А.А.'
«Живое слово и живые факты»
// Филологические записки, Воронеж, 1898. After his death in 1899 there was established the Khovansky-fund and the annual prize for the best teachers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khovansky, Alexey Andreyevich Linguists from Russia 1814 births 1899 deaths Publishers (people) from the Russian Empire Recipients of the Order of St. Anna Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir