Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek
Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek (Russian: Алекса́ндр Каси́мович Казембе́к or Казем-Бек; Azerbaijani: Aleksandr Kazımbəy or Mirzə Kazım-bəy; Persian: میرزا کاظم بیگ Mirzâ Kâzem Beg) (22 July 1802 – 27 November 1870), born Muhammad Ali Kazim-bey (Azerbaijani: Məhəmməd Əli Kazımbəy), was an orientalist, historian and philologist. He was the great-grandfather and namesake of the Mladorossi founder Alexander Kazembek.
Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek | |
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| Born | Muhammad Ali Kazim-bey June 22, 1802 Rasht, Iran |
| Died | November 27, 1870 (aged 68) St.Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Occupation(s) | Orientalist, historian, philologist |
| Family | Kazembek family |
The Cambridge History of Russia refers to him as "a Dagestani Persian of Shi‘i origin", whereas the Archival Collections of Columbia University Libraries refers to his great-grandson as born "into an old noble family of Persian (Azeri) origin". Robert P. Geraci refers to Kasimovich Kazembek as "an Azeri who converted to Christianity", whereas Brill's Christian-Muslim Relations series refers to him as born "to a prominent Iranian family from the Caucasus", whose father was an "Azerbaijani Muslim cleric". Historian and political scientist Zaur Gasimov refers to him as "Russian Orientalist of Azerbaijani origin".