Background
Stepan Lukich Geevsky was born on December 10, 1813, in Poltavs'ka Oblast', Ukraine.
Poltava Gymnasium
Kharkov University
interpreter teacher writer poet
Stepan Lukich Geevsky was born on December 10, 1813, in Poltavs'ka Oblast', Ukraine.
Stepan Lukich received his primary education at the Zenkov powiat specialized school, then studied at the Poltava Gymnasium, after which he entered the law department of Kharkiv University. At the university, he received a silver medal for his essay on political economy.
In 1834, Stepan Lukich joined the office of the Kharkiv Governor and at the same time, as a teacher, gave private lessons. In 1838, he was appointed a teacher of Russian language and geography in Kharkiv, the first provincial high school.