Kashpir Ganusov
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Kashpir Ganusov (
bellfounder
of the 16th century.
The information about Kashpir Ganusov is scarce. It is difficult to tell what nationality he was or where he came from. We can only cautiously assume that Kashpir Ganusov was one of those craftsmen who had left the
bell weighing 19,657 kg,[1] which would later receive the name of Lebed’ (Лебедь, or "swan"). This bell didn't survive to this day, but we only know of one bell maker in Moscow
of that time, who could have cast it. Based on this, Kashpir Ganusov is considered the maker of this bell (or his predecessor, whose name is unknown).
At a certain point in time, Kashpir Ganusov moved his activities to
Moscow Kremlin
.
We also know about other Ganusov's apprentices, such as Bogdan Andreytokhov, Kuzmin Pervoy, Nikita Tupitsyn and Yuri Bochkaryov, who worked in Moscow between the second half of the 16th century and early 17th century. Semyon Dubinin, Ganusov's apprentice in Smolensk, would later move to Pskov. So far, we know nothing about Kashpir Ganusov since he was last mentioned in a document of the late 1560s.
References
- ISBN 978-1-907322-03-7.