Alexander Vostokov, Estonian-Russian philologist and academic (d. 1864)
Alexander Khristoforovich Vostokov (born Alexander Woldemar Osteneck; Russian: Алекса́ндр Христофо́рович Восто́ков; 27 March [O.S. March 16] 1781 – 20 February [O.S. 8 February] 1864) was one of the first Russian philologists.
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