Sergei Fedorovich Denissieff (1869 - 1928)

Person Notes:
— He was the son of a Naval Officer. It is believed that his parents were Captain Fedor Petrovich Denisiev (1825-1875) and Nadezhda Petrovna Denisieva (1844-1891). They were buried in Novodevichy Cemetery, St. Petersburg, not far from Sergei's wife, Vera Plaoutine Denissieff.

Occupation/Career:
— He graduated from St. Petersburg Mining Institute in 1893 and worked as a Mining Engineer at the St. Petersburg Mint. He was also a member of a Mechanical and Metallurgical company at or having to do with a shipyard.

Hobbies/Interests:
Sergei was a member of the English Club on Millionnaya Street. He also enjoyed tennis, bicycles and cycling races and figure skating. In fact, he was Chairman of the Society of Figure Skating in Yusupov Garden. From 1923-28, he organized skating competitions in St. Petersburg.

Addresses:
Between the years of 1895-1928, Sergei Denisiev was listed at a number of addresses. They were:
65-67 Ekateringofsky Prospect
1-7 Mikhailovskaya Street
25 Ligovsky Prospect
90 Nevsky Prospect
22 Dvortzovaya Embankment (Winter Palace Embankment or Quai de la Cour – Is it supposed to be No. 24, the house of his father-in-law?)
25 Millionnaya Street (The rear part of the same building No. 24 above.)
House on Lopoohinskaya Street (c. 1909)

Memories written by his youngest daughter, Mariamne:
"I would like to say a few words about Father. He was a mining engineer on the staff of the Mint. He coached Mimi for maths. She never liked them and was never good at them. He was too old and my brothers too young to take part in the war at that time. He was also a sportsman in his younger days, and won prizes in cycle races, amongst them a gold pendant representing a bicycle wheel of gold with a diamond in the centre that he eventually gave to Mimi. He also played tennis and taught her. During the revolution, he earned his living by coaching students in maths. Once in power, the Bolsheviks were merciless and shot not only the Imperial family, but thousands of people they thought a menace to their party. My Uncle Misha and Aunt Lillie were victims. As I said, Father was on the staff at the Mint and was put on to the list to be shot. The workmen, through their petition, saved his life."