Maria A. Neidgardt

M. A. Talyzina

Maria A. Neidgardt (1831-1904), was a Russian noble and courtier. She was a noted philanthropist of her time, decorated and officially recognized for her work: she was the chairperson of the royal women's charitable society from 1876 onward, and the founder of the Moscow Mariinsky School for Girls (1851).

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Пятидесятилетие Дамскаго Попечительства о бедных в Москве Ведомства учреждений императрицы Марии с 17 декабря 1844 по 17 декабря 1894 годы. — Товарищество типографии А. И. Мамонтова, 1895. — 70 с.

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