Feodor Pryanishnikov
| Feodor Ivanovich Pryanishnikov | |
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| Native name | Фёдор Иванович Прянишников |
| Born |
2 February 1793 Perm |
| Died | 28 April 1867 (aged 74) Saint Petersburg |
| Resting place | Saint Petersburg 59°53′52″N 30°19′30″E / 59.89778°N 30.32500°E |
| Residence | Saint Petersburg |
| Nationality | Russian Empire |
| Education | Certificate of Higher Education |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Occupation | postal administrator, actual privy councillor |
| Years active | 1804–1866 |
| Known for | civil service, patronage, freemasonry |
| Home town | Saint Petersburg |
| Title | Director of the St. Petersburg Post Office and Russian Postal Department |
| Term | 1835–1863 |
| Predecessor | Konstantin Bulgakov |
| Successor | Ivan Tolstoy |
| Spouse(s) | Vera Leonrod (m. 1818–67) |
| Parent(s) | Ivan Pryanishnikov a French woman |
| Awards |
Order of St. Anna
1824, 1827, 1839 Order of St. Vladimir Order of the Polar Star 1851 |
Order of St. Vladimir
1825, 1828, 1843, 1863
Order of Saint Stanislaus
1837
Order of the Red Eagle
1838, 1843
Order of the Iron Crown
1843
Order of the White Eagle
1846
Order of the Polar Star
1846
Order of the Redeemer
1848
Feodor Ivanovich Pryanishnikov (Russian: Фёдор Иванович Прянишников; 2 February 1793 – 28 April 1867) was a Russian actual privy councillor and postal administrator. At the height of his career (1857–1863), F. I. Pryanishnikov ultimately run the Russian postal department on an equal footing with ministers.
In 1824, F. I. Pryanishnikov joined the Postal Department of the Russian Empire. He worked under the Department's Commander-in-Chief Prince Alexander Golitsyn. The Russian Tsar Nicholas I wanted to reform the department. He asked Golitsyn to study postal systems of Prussia and Great Britain. Pryanishnikov knew English, and Golitsyn sent him abroad. Pryanishnikov did this task in May 1827 to June 1828. In Britain, he wished to get access to information about the Post Office service. His request was examined by the General Post Office and Foreign Office and refused. Eventually, the Postmaster General met Pryanishnikov's request. On 14 November 1827, the Post Office notified the Foreign Office that Praynishnikov was allowed to get such information.
When Pryanishnikov came back to Russia, he wrote a detailed report. It included proposals for reforms. The report was given to a special committee. One of its members was Konstantin Bulgakov. After examination, the report and proposals were submitted to the Tsar. He approved them. In 1830, the postal reforms were started. In 1831, Pryanishnikov replaced Bulgakov as Director of St. Petersburg Post Office.
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