| Yakov Karlovich Grot |
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Grot was a graduate of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum . In his lifetime he gained fame for his translations of German and Scandinavian poetry, his work on the theory of Russian Orthography , lexicography, and grammar, and his approach to literary editing and criticism, exemplified in a full edition of the works of Derzhavin ( 1864 – 1883 ). His ''Russkoye Pravopisaniye'' ( 1878 , 1885 ) (, ''Russian orthography'') became the standard textbook of Russian spelling and punctuation until superseded by the decrees of 1917 – 1918 , although his definition of the theoretical foundations remains little changed to this day. Shortly before his death, he assumed the compilation of ''Academic dictionary of Russian'' ( 1891 – 1923 ), which, although continued by Aleksey Shakhmatov , was never to be completed. He was a member of the Russian Academy Of Sciences since 1858 , its chairman since 1884 , and its vice-president since 1889 . He was appointed Russian-language tutor to the future tsars Alexander II and Alexander III . EXTERNAL LINKS
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