Mikhail Alekseevich Parenago

Background

Parenago Mikhail Alekseevich was born in 1780 in Voronezh region, Russian Federation. His mother (nee Varenova) owned an estate in the village of Kislyay, Pavlovsky district, Voronezh province.

Career

Parenago Mikhail Alekseevich was a translator of the Moscow Archive of Foreign Affairs (1800-1811). Since 1811 he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 1812 he was an interpreter of the State Chancellor, accompanied Emperor Alexander I on foreign trips. Head of the 3rd Division of the Department of Internal Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Translated from German the works of Arhenholz "England and Italy", "History of the XVIII century", A .L. Schlozer’s "Origin of the Russian state". Compiled the "New English-Russian Dictionary", "Dictionary of German and French merchant jurisprudence".

Achievements

• He is the author of the book "Theoretical and practical grammar of the English language".