Sergei Troinitsky

Sergei Nikolaevich Troinitsky (1882-1946), was the first director of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg after the 1917 revolution.

In 1904, Troinitsky graduated from the Imperial School of Jurisprudence.^[1] In 1908, he began work at the Hermitage Museum as lead curator of the jewellery, porcelain and silver department.^[1] In 1917, he became the first director of the Hermitage Museum after the revolution.^[2]

Troinitsky was also an expert on heraldry, and published several books on the subject.^[2] From 1913 to 1914, he published the journal Gerboved (The Heraldry Master).^[2]

Publications

The Heraldry Book of Anisim Titovich Knyazev, 1785^[2]
The Coats of Arms of the Company of Life Guards^[2]
Senior and Junior Officers and Soldiers^[2]
The Coats of Arms of the Commander and Officers of the Brig Mercury^[2]

Referecnes

^ ^a ^b "Alexandre Benois (1870-1960): Portrait of Sergei Troinitsky (1882-1946)". Christie's. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "An Exhibition for the 14th Colloquium of the International Academy of Heraldry. The Heraldic Book in the Hermitage". Hermitage Museum. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[:0-1] "Alexandre Benois (1870-1960): Portrait of Sergei Troinitsky (1882-1946)". Christie's. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[Hermitage-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "An Exhibition for the 14th Colloquium of the International Academy of Heraldry. The Heraldic Book in the Hermitage". Hermitage Museum. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

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