Baron Peter von Uslar (, ''Pjotr Karlovič Uslar'') ( — () was a Russian

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, known for his research of languages and ethnography of peoples of

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Biography

Peter von Uslar was born in Kurovo manor in Vyshnevolotsky District,

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. After graduating from the Chief Engineering School, he graduated from the General Staff Academy and did not have formal education in

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. In 1850 he was appointed member of the Caucasus Department of the Russian Geographical Society and ordered to compile the history of

. This appointment had eventually led to his interest in researching of

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and to his tremendous contribution into the recording of numerous Caucasian languages from various linguistic groups, such as Abkhaz, Ubykh, Svan, Chechen, Avar, Lak, Tabasaran, Lezgian, Dargin, etc. 1816 births 1875 deaths People from Tver Oblast Russian people of German descent Military Engineering-Technical University alumni Military personnel of the Russian Empire Russian engineers Linguists from Russia Caucasologists Corresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences {{Russia-linguist-stub