Lev Yakovlevich Kulchitsky (, ) was a
rear admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
of the
Imperial Russian Navy and member of the
Imperial Admiralty Council, the supreme administrative body of the Imperial Navy. Kulchitsky also served as the 13th mayor of
Taganrog, a
port city located in southwest Russia, within the
Rostov Oblast
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.
Biography
Graduated from
Cadet Corps in 1831. Served in the
Black Sea Fleet
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, promoted to captain-lieutenant in 1849, captain second rank since 1855, captain first rank since 1858, rear-admiral since 1866. During
Crimean War Lev Kulchitskiy commanded the paddle frigate ''Gromonosets''.
In 1860 he was appointed chairman of the military trial at
Nikolaev port. In 1863 appointed chief of the Konstantinovskaya Navy Station in
Tsemes Bay. Kulchitsky served as
Governor of Taganrog from 1868 to 1873. After his death he was interred in the crypt of
The All-Saints Church in Taganrog
All Saints' Church (russian: link=no, Церковь Всех Святых) is a Russian Orthodox church in the city of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It belongs to the Diocese of Rostov and Novocherkassk of Moscow Patriarchate and was built in ...
at the
Taganrog Old Cemetery
Awards
*
Order of St. George of 4th degree
External links and references
* ''History of Taganrog'' by Pavel Filevskiy, Moscow; 1898.
* ''Taganrog Encyclopedia'', Taganrog, 2002.
Imperial Russian Navy admirals
Governors of Taganrog
1813 births
1873 deaths
Naval Cadet Corps alumni
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