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Alexander Brullov

Alexander Brullov, Russian painter and architect, designed the Pulkovo Observatory (died 1877)

Born
November 29, 1798
Died
January 21, 1877
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1798

About Alexander Brullov

Alexander Pavlovich Brullov, sometimes Brulloff (Brulleau until 1822; Russian: Александр Павлович Брюллов, romanized: Aleksandr Pavlovich Bryullov; 29 November 1798 – 9 January 1877), was a Russian artist associated with Russian Neoclassicism.

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Alexander Brullov timeline

  1. Born: November 29, 1798
  2. Died: January 21, 1877

The world when Alexander Brullov was born

Alexander Brullov was born in 1798. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1798

  • Best-selling bookLyrical Ballads by Wordsworth & Coleridge

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineQuasi-War with France begins
  • Technology milestoneLithography invented
  • World population~840M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Adams
  • U.S. population5.0M

1798 versus 2026

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Measure17982026
Population5.0M341 million

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