Demertsov F.I. (1762-1823), arhcitect.

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DEMERTSOV Fedor Ivanovich (1762-1823, St. Petersburg), architect, representative of Neoclassicism, State Advisor (1818). Former serf, in 1784 was emancipated. He studied at the School of Fine Arts of Artillery and the Engineering Cadet School in St. Petersburg, in 1782-96 he taught architecture there. In 1790, he was conferred the title of an architect. In 1796-99, he served as engineer-lieutenant in the Department of Engineers, in 1799-1812; he was the architect of the Artillery Department, in 1812-18, in charge of the archive of the department. In 1786, he was ennobled. From 1795, he was an academy member, as of 1814, a professor of architecture of the Academy of Fine Arts. Retired in 1818. Demertsov designed the following buildings: the Second Cadet School (1795-1803, now 14-16 Krasnogo Kursanta Street), the St. Sergius All Artillery Cathedral (1796-1800, has not survived), the New Arsenal on Liteiny Avenue (1808-10, was rebuilt, see Arsenals), the St. Alexander Nevsky church (1805-06) and Alexander's gates in Porokhovye (1805). On the order of Grand Prince Alexander Pavlovich he built the hospital and barracks of the Semenovsky (1797-1800) and Preobrazhensky Life Guard (1802-04) Regiments; he built a complex on the estate of Count A.A. Arakcheev in the village Gruzino on the Volkhov River(1798-1810, has not survived), as well as his own residence (1797-98, 35 Moika River Embankment). Demertsov designed interiors for Stroganov Palace (1788-93) and of the palace of the Beloselsky-Belozersky (1799-1800), he built the house of P.V. Neklyudov (1790s, 20 Fontanka River Embankment), the Church of the Holy Sign (1794-1804, has not survived), Troitsky provision shops on Peterburgskaya Side (1808, has not survived). The works of Demertsov are characterized by the ensemble character and laconic shapes of the late Neoclassicism. From 1799, he lived in his private house at 10 Kirochnaya Street. Supposedly, buried at Volkovsky Orthodox Cemetery (the tomb stone has not survived).

References: Мурашова Н. В. Федор Демерцов. СПб., 2003.

В. В. Антонов. Alexander Pavlovich, Grand Prince (see Alexander I)
Arakcheev Alexey Andreevich
Demertsov Fedor Ivanovich
Fontanka River Embankment/Saint Petersburg, city, house 20
Kirochnaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 10
Krasnogo Kursanta St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 16
Krasnogo Kursanta St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 14
Liteiny Ave/Saint Petersburg, city
Moika River Embankment/Saint Petersburg, city, house 35
Мурашова Н.В. Федор Демерцов. СПб., 2002 Academy of Arts
Academy of Arts
St. Sergius All Artillery Cathedral
Stroganov Palace
Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace
1803