Alexander Karlovich Boshniak was born on August 15 (26), 1786 in the village of Esipovo of the Kostroma province (now Kostroma, Russian Federation). His grandfather, the commandant of Saratov. Alexander's father was a prime major and a wealthy landowner.
Alexander Karlovich Boshniak was educated at Moscow University Boarding School, which he entered in 1799. During his studies, he met V. Zhukovsky, with whom he kept friendship for many years. Also, he often visited the Vyazemsky house, where he met N. Karamzin.
Since 1804, Alexander Karlovich served in Moscow Archive of the College of Foreign Affairs. In 1808, he was transferred to the 2nd expedition of the Department of the Interior, later to the Main Board of manufactures. In 1810, Alexander Karlovich, with the rank of a college adviser, retired and left for the estate of Savikovo, located near the town of Nerekhta (Kostroma region, Russian Federation). There he was engaged in botanical research.
In 1820-1821 Alexander Karlovich published the book Day Notes of the Journey of A. Boshniak to Different Regions of Western and Midday Russia in 1815, in which he described the local flora and landscapes, and also spoke about the consequences of the Patriotic War of 1812.
In 1820, Alexander Karlovich moved to the Kherson province. While in Kherson, he was a diplomatic official under the head of the Southern settlements, I. Witte, and in 1825 became his personal agent, entering the Southern Society and informing Witte about its goals. In 1826, he was officially accepted for service to Witte. In 1829-1830 he worked for the Moldavian-Wallachian Council in Bucharest. In 1830 Alexander Karlovich took part in the Polish campaign.
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