Dmitry Kantemir

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Dmitry Kantemir was a Moldavian prince, scholar, and polymath of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his influential works on history, geography, and music, as well as his close ties to the Russian Empire.

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Dmitry Kantemir canonical 2
Antiokh Dmitrievich Kantemir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historian
human
music theorist
nobleman
philosopher
polymath
prince
scholar
writer
associatedWith Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
birthDate 1673-10-26
birthPlace Iași
Principality of Moldavia
burialPlace Moscow
child Antiochus Kantemir
citizenship Principality of Moldavia
Russian Empire
deathDate 1723-08-21
deathPlace Dmitrovka
Russian Empire
educatedAt Patriarchal Academy of Constantinople
era 17th century
18th century
father Constantin Cantemir
fieldOfWork Oriental studies
geography
history
music theory
philosophy
theology
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
Latin
Romanian
Russian
Turkish
name Dimitrie Cantemir
Dmitry Kantemir
notableFor detailed description of Moldavia
historical analysis of the Ottoman Empire
theoretical work on Ottoman music
notableWork Book of the Science of Music
Descriptio Moldaviae
History of the Growth and Decay of the Ottoman Empire
The System or the Structure of the Muhammedan Religion
positionHeld Prince of Moldavia
reignEnd 1693
1711
reignStart 1693
1710
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
spouse Cassandra Cantacuzino

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Kantemirovsky Bridge namedAfter Dmitry Kantemir
Prince Dimitrie Cantemir child Antiokh Dmitrievich Kantemir
linked to: Dmitry Kantemir
Dmitry Kantemir name Dmitry Kantemir