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| Пётр Карлович Услар | |
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| Born | 1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1816 Kurovo, Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 July [O.S. 9 July] 1875 Kurovo, Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Engineering School of Nikolai [ru] |
| Occupation(s) | linguist, ethnographer, caucasologist |
| Known for | Works on Caucasian languages, as well as creation of first alphabets for them |
| Spouse | Sofiya Krabbe (died in 1843) |
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| Relatives | Karl Uslar (grandfather) |
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| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1837-1875 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Awards | Order of St. George, 4th class, Order of St. Anne, 1st class, Order of St. Anne, 3rd class, Order of St. Stanislau, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class |
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Baron Pyotr Karlovich Uslar (Template:Lang-ru), known by his German name Peter von Uslar (1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1816 – (20 July [O.S. 9 July] 1875), was a Russian general, engineer and linguist of German descent, known for his research of languages and ethnography of peoples of Caucasus.
Biography
Peter von Uslar was born in 1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1816 in Kurovo manor in Vyshnevolotsky District, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire. After graduating from the Chief Engineering School, he graduated from the General Staff Academy and did not have formal education in linguistics.
In 1850 he was appointed member of the Caucasus Department of the Russian Geographical Society and ordered to compile the history of Caucasus. This appointment had eventually led to his interest in researching of Caucasian languages and to his tremendous contribution into the recording of numerous Caucasian languages from various linguistic groups, such as Abkhaz, Ubykh, Svan, Chechen, Avar, Lak, Tabasaran, Lezgian, Dargin, etc.
References
- Загурский 1881, p. IX.
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Bibliography
English sources
Russian sources
- Загурский, Л. П. (1881). "Петр Карлович Услар и его деятельность на Кавказе" [Petr Karlovich Uslar and his activities in the Caucasus]. Древние сказания о Кавказе [Ancient legends about the Caucasus] (in Russian). Тифлис: Изд. Кавк. воен.-нар. упр. pp. I–LXXXIII.