Morozovs
The Morozovs (Russian: Морозовы) is a famous Old Believers Russian family of merchants and entrepreneurs. The family name Morozov originates from a Russian word moroz (мороз) that means frost.[1] The founder of the family was Savva Vasilyevich Morozov (1770–1862).[2] He had five sons and a daughter, Varvara Savvichna Morozova.[3]
The merchant family of Morozovs should not be confused with another famous Old Believer: boyarynya Feodosiya Morozova (and her family). The latter were boyars, whereas almost all the other famous Morozovs were merchants, and also descendants of peasants.
Five sons
[edit]Savva Vasilyevich's sons were all involved in his business:
- Elisei Savvich Morozov (1798-1868)
- Zhakar Savvich Morozov (1802–1857)
- Abram Savvich Morozov (1806–1856)
- Ivan Savvich Morozov (1810–1864)
- Timofei Savvich Morozov (1823–1889)
The four branches
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The family business was divided into four in 1871.
- Zakharovichi: Ivan Zakharovich Morozov, (Bogorodsk-Glukhovo factory)
- Abramovichi: Abram Abramovich Morozov, (Tver Manufactory)
- Vikulovichi: Vikul Eliseevich Morozov, (Nikolskoye Manufactory)
- Timofeevichi: Timofei Savvich Morozo, (Nikolskaya Manufactory)
Zakharovichi
[edit]- Ivan Zakharovich Morozov (1823-1888)
- Arseny Ivanovich Morozov - creator of the choir of znamennoe singing.
Abramovichi
[edit]- Abram Abramovich Morozov (1839—1882)
- Varvara Alekseevna Morozova (1848-1917) wife of Abram Abramovich Morozov
- Mikhail Abramovich Morozov (1870-1903), eldest son
- Ivan Morozov (1871–1921), second son was a Russian businessman and from 1907 to 1914 a major collector of avant-garde French art.
- Arseny Abramovich Morozov (1874-1908), youngest son
Vikulovichi
[edit]- Vikul Eliseevich Morozov (1829-1894)
- Alexei Vikulovich Morozov (1857-1934), son
- Vera Vikulovna Morozova (1858-1916), daughter and mother of Nikolai Pavlovich Schmidt, Bolshevik supporter
- Ivan Vikulovich Morozov (1865-1933), son
- Varvara Alexandrona Morozova, wife of Ivan[4]
Timofeevichi
[edit]- Timofei Savvich Morozov (1823-1889)
- Maria Feodorovna Morozova (1830–1911) wife of Timofei Savvich Morozov
- Yulia Timofeevna Krestovnikova (1858–1905), daughter
- Savva Timofeyevich Morozov (1862–1905), son, an entrepreneur, patron of art and of Russian revolutionary movement; sponsor of the Moscow Art Theatre, Bolshevik supporter
- Sergei Timofeevich Morozov (1863–1944), son, an entrepreneur,
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Semenova, Natalya (2020). Morozov : the story of a family and a lost collection. New Haven: Yale University. ISBN 978-0-300-24982-8.
- ^ "Arseny Ivanovich Morozov". noginsk-invest.ru. noginsk-invest. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Савва Васильевич Морозов". www.rgfond.ru. rgfond. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Pennar, Karen (31 December 1998). "Daily Life among the Morozovs". Merchant Moscow. Chapter 6: 73–82. doi:10.1515/9781400864645.73.