Burkhard Christoph von Münnich

**Graf**

Burkhard Christoph von Münnich
Graf; Burkhard Christoph von Münnich
Other name(s)	Christofor Antonovich von Münnich
Born	19 May [O.S. 9] 1683; Neuenhuntorf, Berne, Duchy of Oldenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	27 October [O.S. 16] 1767 (aged 84); Dorpat, Dorpat County, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Buried	Private estate
Allegiance	France; Holy Roman Empire; Russia
Branch	French Army; Army of Hesse; Army of Saxony; Russian Imperial Army
Years of service	1700–1762
Rank	Field marshal
Commands	Russian Imperial Army
Battles / wars	War of the Spanish Succession; War of the Polish Succession Siege of Danzig; ; Russo-Ottoman War Storming of Perekop; Siege of Ochakov; Battle of Stavuchany; Capture of Khotin; ;

Burkhard Christoph Graf von Münnich (Russian: Христофо́р Анто́нович Миних, romanized: Khristofor Antonovich Minikh; 19 May [O.S. 9 May] 1683 – 27 October [O.S. 16 October] 1767) was a German-born army officer who became a field marshal and political figure in the Russian Empire.

He carried out major reforms in the Russian Army and founded several elite military formations during the reign of Empress Anna of Russia (r. 1730–1740). As a statesman, he is widely regarded as the founder of Russian philhellenism. Like his father, Münnich was an engineer and a specialist in hydrotechnology.