The professorate of Moscow University (second half of XVIIIth — first quarter of XIXth centuries)
Abstract
In the present article the professorate of Moscow university (second half of XVIII th — first quarter of XIX th centuries) is to be analysed. The data from service records of teachers and from periodicals is involved. The field of study include researches in career advancement, extensive inquiry according to size and social strata of the Moscow professors, their age characteristics, marital and social status (rank and tenure, inclusion in the nobility). Keywords: professorate, university, nobles, social lifting, social dignity.