Aleksey Alchevsky

Aleksey Kirillovich Alchevsky (Russian: Алексей Кириллович Алчевский, Ukrainian: Олексій Кирилович Алчевський, romanized: Oleksii Kyrylovych Alchevskyi; 1835, Sumy, Russian Empire – 1901, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Ukrainian entrepreneur during Russian empire, philanthropist, and industrialist. He was a pioneer in establishing the first finance group in Russia and creator of several banks and industrial societies in Sloboda Ukraine. His role in the development of Russian industry was so important that in 1903 the city Alchevsk in Donbas (eastern Ukraine) was named in his honor.