Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov

ROMANOV Konstantin Konstantinovich (1858–1915) was a Russian grand duke, the second son of Konstantin Nikolaevich and Alexandra Iosifovna, a military officer, poet and translator. He published literary works under the initials 'K. R.' After naval training he served in the Imperial Guards. From 1889 to 1915 he was President of the Imperial Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences and also worked in military education and the patronage of scholarly and cultural institutions. He inherited the Pavlovsk estate in 1892. His writings and personal papers remain valuable sources for Russian cultural and dynastic history.