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Andrei Shuvalov
Born June 23, 1743   Died April 24, 1789  

Titular chamberlain to Catherine II of Russia, and a favourite of hers since his 19th year. Son of Count Peter Shuvalov (1711-1762)1 and Mavra Shepeleva (1708-1759). Married (1762) to Ekaterina Saltykova (1743-1816). 

Later sources have named Shuvalov as the likely author of a great part of Catherine II's letters.

Boswell met Shuvalov in Brunswick in 1764. On August 13 of that year, he described him, in his journal, as "a little, lively man [with] a knowledge of the names of books, if not more, and much easiness of manner. He and I were very well."

    Boswell on the Grand Tour I, 1764

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.