Nikolay Bugayev
Russian mathematician and professor (b. 2/14 September 1837 at Dusheti; d. 29 May/11 June 1903 at Moscow), born Nikolay Vasilyevich Bugayev (Николай Васильевич Бугаев).
Tchaikovsky became acquainted with Bugayev in 1867, through their mutual friend Herman Laroche. "He's a remarkable scientist and a very clever fellow", he told his brother Anatoly, "the other day he stayed up late at night telling us about astronomy and recent discoveries in this field. My God! What ignoramuses we are when we emerge from school. And how horrified I am when it comes to meeting such a well-read and truly enlightened person" [1].
Tchaikovsky's Settings of Works by Bugayev
In 1874, Tchaikovsky's setting of the student song Gaudeamus Igitur was published, using Bugayev's Russian translation of the original Latin words.
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Notes and References
- ↑ Letter 98 to Anatoly Tchaikovsky, 2/14 May 1867.
