KANDYBA Evgenia Nikolaevna 1879-1983
Information provided by Boris Gorelik:-
Evgenia Nikolaevna Kandyba, nee Baroness Kaulbars (1879-1963). Her father prepared the first Russian maps of Australia, South America, Africa and Arabia. During the Russian-Japanese War and World War 1, she was a sister of mercy and was awarded with a gold medal by Nicholas II for her selfless service. Her daughter Elizaveta Kandyba-Foxcroft (1912-1989) founded the first Russian university chair, at the Unisa.
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Date: 12 Feb 2009
Contributed by: Boris Gorelik
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