Antonsky-Prokopovych Anton Antonovich

member of many learned societies, was born in the Ukraine, the son of a priest, was educated at the Kiev Academy, whence came in 1782 at Moscow University, where he attended lectures on medical and philosophical faculties. In 1784 produced bachelor Teachers' Institute, in 1787 established by the Secretary for the university curator at Melissino. Since this year begins its long-standing, . fruitful pedagogical activity at the university boarding school, . where he read since 1787, . within 15 years, . natural history, . from 1791 was an inspector, . and from 1818 - 1824 the Director of the of the of the institution and, . standing at the head of his, . spared neither trouble, . no effort, . to put the board on a high degree of perfection, . and drew him into the best teaching force of the professors of Moscow University, his labors for the benefit of this institution have left their mark, . and lists of university guesthouse decorated with the names of many persons, . later gained fame in various spheres of,
. In addition to his work at a university hostel, was the main task of his life,. is highly respected and prominent as a professor at Moscow University. In 1788 he was made assistant professor, occupying the chair and encyclopedia of natural history, and first started reading this science at the university in Russian. In the same year he published (1788 - 1792 year): "Shop Natural History, . Physics and Chemistry ", . all 10 volumes, . been for some time superintendent Botanical Garden, . In 1790 he was elected as extraordinary professor of natural history, . and in 1794 ordinary professor and in 1804 received the Department of Agriculture and mineralogy, . which had been held in 1818,
. Since 1807 been elected six times as dean of physical-mathematical faculty, and from 1818 - 1826 was the rector of the University. Since 1795, he was a censor of books printed in the university press, in 1803 he was appointed a member of the censorship committee. During its long-lasting professorship repeatedly received various decorations and medals and in 1818 approved the rank of Distinguished Professor. Died July 6, 1848. A literary work. was addressed primarily to the teaching subjects, these are his: "Reading for the heart and mind", . manuals, . issued to them for the students of the university board, . talk, . spoken to them on the acts of the university and at a solemn meeting of the Society of lovers of Russian literature ", . of which he was chairman and soul of all its classes and meetings in 1811, "The beginning and progress of Sciences, . especially natural history "(1788); discourse on education", . which in the time model of the classical syllable, "On the advantages and disadvantages of Russia's language" (1811).,