About Nikolai von Meck
Nikolai Karlovich von Meck was a Russian engineer and entrepreneur involved in the development of Russia during the first part of the twentieth century. He was put on trial as part of the Shakhty Trial and executed in 1929. Nikolai Karlovich von Meck (Russian: Никола́й Ка́рлович фон Мекк; 28 April 1863 – 24 May 1929) was a Russian engineer and entrepreneur involved in the development of Russia during the first part of the twentieth century. Nikolai recorded that Debussy acquired the family nickname "le boulliant Achille".
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