Clodt von Jürgensburg

For German footballer, see Bernhard Klodt.

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Coat of Arms of Clodts von Jürgensburg

Barons Clodt von Jürgensburg (or Klodt; Russian: Клодт фон-Юренсбург) were a German-Russian family. Many of its members were prominent artists. Among the notable members of the family were:

• Karl Clodt von Jürgensburg (Karl-Gustav) (1765–1822) - colonel since 1806, participant in Patriotic War of 1812;
• Baron Gustaf Adolf Clodt (1692–1738), son of Johan Adolph Clodt
• Baron Johan Adolph Clodt von Jurgensburg
• Vladimir Clodt (1803–1882), professor of mathematics and general, chief of drawing department of the General Staff of Russian Army; son of Karl;
• Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg (1805–1867), prominent Russian sculptor, son of Karl;
• Konstantin Clodt (1807–1879), the first Russian wood engraver, son of Karl;
• Mikhail Petrovich Clodt (1835–1914), Russian painter, member of Peredvizhniki; son of Peter;
• Mikhail Konstantinovich Clodt (1832–1902); prominent realist painter; son of Konstantin;
• Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg, 1839–1929); daughter of Konstantin; mother of Arvid, Eero and Armas Järnefelt, and Aino Sibelius;
• Nikolay Clodt (1865–?) painter, grandson of Konstantin;
• Yevgeny Clodt (1866–1934), painter and jeweler, grandson of Konstantin;
• Pyotr Mikhailovich Clodt (1903–1942) painter, son of Mikhail Petrovich;

References

• article Klodt von Jürgensburg (artists) on rulex encyclopedia (Russian)
• All-Russia genealogical tree (Russian)

External links

• (German) Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften Estland - Genealogy handbook of Baltic nobility