Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov

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Pyotr Smirnov
Пётр Арсеньевич Смирнов
Born(1831-01-09)9 January 1831
Died29 November 1898(1898-11-29) (aged 67)
CitizenshipRussian Empire
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • winemaker
Known forSmirnoff vodka

Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (

serf in Kayurovo, a small Russian village, on 9 January 1831, and rose to become one of the wealthiest men in Russia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dougherty, Jill (28 November 1997). "Vodka Wars". CNN.com.
  2. ^ Himelstein, Linda (2008). The King of Vodka. Collins.