Philipp Heinrich Dilthey; 1723-1781) - the first professor of law at Moscow University, representing the entire law faculty of this university for the first 10 years. At the establishment of Moscow University, Diltey was invited to Russia, under a special contract, with a salary of 500 rubles, to give lectures on jurisprudence, which he continued almost until his death in 1781, with a break of one year caused by misunderstandings with his superiors; the alleged resignation of Dilthey was canceled by the empress's own decree. Dilthey was an outstanding lawyer of his time and an energetic worker in the field of literature. The desire for a complete and comprehensive acquaintance with Russia was expressed by Dilthey with the publication of "Topography of the Tula Lips.," Printed in 1781 and which is part of the preparatory materials processed by the author for the Atlas for Children published by him (appeared in 1766 in Amsterdam in French, and then during 1768-77 trans. in Russian), the IV volume of which is devoted to the general geography of Russia (description of 20 provinces), under the title: "Essay g? ographique sur la Russie." Brockhaus-EfronList of volumes:...