Fyodor Oom
Tchaikovsky Research
Secretary to the Russian Imperial family (b. 1826; d. 1898), born Fyodor Adolfovich Oom (Фёдор Адольфович Оом).
Oom was the secretary to the future Alexander III from 1865 to 1867, and then to Alexander's wife, the Grand Duchess (later Empress) Mariya Fyodorovna until 1898.
Correspondence with Fyodor Oom
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Fyodor Oom has survived, dating from 1886, and has been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 3102 – 14/26 November 1886, from Maydanovo
2 letters from Fyodor Oom to the composer, dating from 1886 and 1887, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin.