!!!Rasumofsky, Andrej Fürst

Rasumofsky, Prince Andrej, b. St. Petersburg (Russia), Nov. 2, 1752, 
d. Vienna, Sept. 23, 1836, Russian envoy to Vienna 1792-1807. 1814 
Russian delegate to the Congress of Vienna. Patron of music, art 
collector, patron of L. van  Beethoven, who dedicated 3 string 
quartets (op. 59) and the 5th and 6th Symphonies to him. Had his 
own string quartet 1808-1816 (which was then taken over by I.  
Schuppanzigh); acquainted with J.  Haydn and W. A.  Mozart. Built 
the R. Palais in Vienna´s 3rd district.



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