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Abram Petrovich Gannibal

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African-born Russian general and military engineer (c.1696-1781)

ScientistsLived 1696 to 1781 · aged 85
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Abram Petrovich Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal, or Abram Hannibal or Abram Petrov, was a Russian Chief Military Engineer, General-in-Chief, and nobleman of African origin. As a child, Gannibal was captured by Ottomans and brought to Russia as a gift for Peter the Great.

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1888 artist's conception of Gannibal speaking with Alexander Suvorov.1888 artist's conception of Gannibal speaking with Alexander Suvorov.Portrait of German-Russian General Ivan Ivanovich Möller-Sakomelsky, as identified by Natalya Teletova;[10] other studies identify it as a portrait of Abram Petrovich Gannibal[11]Portrait of German-Russian General Ivan Ivanovich Möller-Sakomelsky, as identified by Natalya Teletova;[10] other studies identify it as a portrait of Abram Petrovich Gannibal[11]Peter the Great with a black page, by Gustav Von Mardefeld. Gannibal would have been in his mid-twenties at the time of this painting, so he is not the black page depicted here.[17]Peter the Great with a black page, by Gustav Von Mardefeld. Gannibal would have been in his mid-twenties at the time of this painting, so he is not the black page depicted here.[17]Coat of arms of Abram GannibalCoat of arms of Abram Gannibal

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Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Order of Saint Anna

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Scientists born in the 1690s 6

James Bradley53.7Pieter van Musschenbroek53.5Pierre Bouguer53.1Henri Pitot51.1John Bevis49.5Emanuel Bowen45.9

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Abram Petrovich Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal, or Abram Hannibal or Abram Petrov, was a Russian Chief Military Engineer, General-in-Chief, and nobleman of African origin. As a child, Gannibal was captured by Ottomans and brought to Russia as a gift for Peter the Great. He was then raised in the emperor's court, with the emperor becoming his godfather at his baptism.

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Lived 1696 to 1781 · aged 85
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