Ivan Andreevich Fonvizin (1705–1792, in
Bronnitsky Uyezd Bronnitsky Uyezd (''Бронницкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Bronnitsy.
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) was a Russian noble who served as a
Russian court councillor from 1766 till 1783, and then from 1783 till his death, as a
State Councillor
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in the
Russian Empire
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. He was the father of playwright
Denis Fonvizin
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.
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1705 births
1792 deaths
Russian nobility
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