Georg Ludwig Cancrin
Georg Ludwig Cancrin | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office April 22, 1823 – May 1, 1844 (O.S.) | |
| Monarchs | Alexander I Nicholas I |
| Preceded by | Dmitry Guriev |
| Succeeded by | Fyodor Vronchenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 16, 1774 Hanau, Hesse-Hanau, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | September 10, 1845 (aged 70) Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Count Georg Ludwig Cancrin (Russian: Егор Францевич Канкрин, romanized: Yegor Frantsevich Kankrin; 16 November 1774 – 10 September 1845) was a Russian German aristocrat and politician best known for spearheading reforms in the Russian financial system early in the 19th century.