Alexei Lvov

Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov (Russian: Алексей Фёдорович Львов) (5 June [O.S. 25 May] 1798 28 December [O.S. 16 December] 1870) was a Russian composer. He is known for his work — the composition of the Imperial Russian National Anthem Bozhe, tsarya khrani (also known as God Save the Tsar). He wrote the opera Undine in 1846. He was entombed in the Pažaislis Monastery, Kaunas (Lithuania).

Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov
Portrait by Alexei Tyranov
Born(1798-06-05)5 June 1798
Reval, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia)
Died28 December 1870(1870-12-28) (aged 72)
Romainiai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire (now Kaunas, Lithuania)
Occupation(s)Army Officer; Violinist, Composer and Conductor
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