Alexey Andreyevich Khovansky

Alexei Andreyevich Chowanski (Russian Алексей Андреевич Хованский; * 1814 in Pensa; † January 29, 1899 in Voronezh ) was a Russian publisher of the first Russian language scientific journal Filologitscheskije Sapiski issued by their own means. This magazine he headed for 40 years. In recognition of his service to the Russian language, he was appointed Knight of the Order of Saint Anne and the Order of St. Vladimir.

Many famous Russian and Slavic scholars published their articles and papers in his journal. He was "only" a Russian teacher, but held him many scientists for their peers. Fyodor Buslajew, a member of the Imperial Russian Academy of Sciences said: " Chowanski was not only a publisher of foreign contributions, but a real editor, ie a specialist who added the contributions of its authors or even corrected" ..

The main content of his activity was the creation of a " method for smarter, more rational and more practical teaching of the mother tongue. "

He called this method " The Living Word ": " A lively and fascinating word is a great power that can capture the attention of the audience, the force that moves the heart and feelings - you can say - the soul of the teaching practice. A charming and funny story has a great importance for any scientific ".

After his death in 1899 the Chowanski fund was established, which wrote out an annual award for the best teacher.