Prince Mikhailo Mikhailovich Shcherbatov was a leading ideologue and exponent of the Russian Enlightenment, on the par with Mikhail Lomonosov and Nikolay Novikov. His view of human nature and social progress is kindred to Swift's pessimism. Wikipedia
Born: August 2, 1733, Moscow, Russia
Died: December 23, 1790 (age 57 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Children: Natalya Mikhailovna Shcherbatova and Dmitry Shcherbatov
Grandchildren: Pyotr Chaadayev, Natalya Shcherbatova, and Ivan Matveevich Spiridov
Great grandchildren: Dmitriy Shakhovskoy and Ivan Shakhovskoy
Partner: Natalya Shcherbatova