Peter Paul Sontzoff

Born in Ukraine 3rd July 1870. 1st Rank Captain in the Baltic Fleet, Russian army. Got married with Ludmila Osipovna Klemencic 08/09/1896. Two children: Petr Petrovic: ?-1908 and Natalia: 1899-1961. Divorced from Ludmila 1910. 1919 registered as Navy reserve in Sevastopol. Evacuated in 1920 from Odessa on the steamer "Gregory" to Turkey, by the summer of 1921 - 1922.01. member of the Union of Naval Officers in Constantinople. In exile to the United States. Arrived to Ellis Island June 21st, 1924 at the age of 54 with a ship called Berengaria from Southampton. Worked as a porter in the hotel in the New York. Died in 19th April 1946. His ex-wife and daughter moved to Finland during the Russian revolution .

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References:

Sontsov Petr Pavlovich, 1st rank captain, parishioner of the Saviour cathedral in New-York, died April 19, 1946. 2nd rank captain, serves in 8th navy ship's company. Address of residing in Petersburg: #10, Usachev lane; In 1919, he was registered in the navy reserve in Sevastopol.

Below data is based on the genealogical study completed in Russia by Blitz international:

'I. Directories.

I.1. "All Petersburg" address directory, annual publication.'

Sontsov Petr Pavlovich (e.g., son of Pavel) is missing up to 1897, mentioned in the issues for 1898-1915. In all the issues he is listed as nobleman.

• Year 1898. Lieutenant, resides in the building of boys secondary school on #39, Knyazheskaya street in Kronshtadt;
• Year 1900. Lieutenant. Kronshtadt, 2nd navy ship's company;
• Years 1908, 1909. 2nd rank captain, serves in 8th navy ship's company. Address of residing in Petersburg: #10, Usachev lane;
• Year 1910. 2nd rank captain, Baltic navy ship's company. #4, Pushkinskaya street;
• Year 1911. 2nd rank captain, #73 Nevsky avenue;
• Year 1914. 2nd rank captain, commander of the yacht "Strela" [Arrow], resides on the same address as in 1911;
• Year 1915. 1st rank captain, the same address.

Wife of the 2nd rank captain Sontsova Ludmila Osipovna [daughter of Osip alias Josef] is listed in the issue for the year 1909 only, on the same address as her husband: #10, Usachev lane.

One more person with the same surname Sontsov Petr Petrovich (son of Petr) is mentioned in issue for 1908. Address: #19, Vladimirski avenue, occupation is not provided. We do not know if he was connected with you family, just will keep this in mind.

I.2. List of personal staff of the navy ships and institutions of the Navy Department. Annual publication. We took information below from the issues for the years 1911, 1914, 1916.

Sontsov Petr Pavlovich was born July 3, 1870. Orthodox, married, has one daughter (in all the issues).

• Started service in navy in the year 1887. Graduated from Navy Corps in 1890.
• Midshipman - 1890;
• Senior officer of the training ship "Moryak" ["Seamen"] - 1906;
• Commander of the dispatch-boat "Razvedchik" ["Scout"] - 1906-1911;
• Senior officer of the yacht "Strela"* - 1911, then commander of the same ship up to the last of issue of the year 1916.
• Captain of 2nd rank since April 2, 1906; captain of 1st rank since December 6, 1913.

Awards:

• Orders of St. Vladimir of the 4th rank with swords and bow (year 1907)
• St. Stanislaw of 2nd rank (1910)
• St. Vladimir of 3rd rank (1915)
• officer's crest for merits (1911)
• medals and foreign orders of Mecklenburg-Shwerinski (1901)
• French Legion of Honour (1901 and 1912)
• Prussian Crow (1902)
• Danish crest (1903), and others.

Yacht "Strela" ["Arrow"] of the Baltic fleet was built in 1891. Its length - 184, width 22 foot, displacement 287 ton, speed 17,5 knot. There were two engines, 11 machine-guns on the ship.

I.3. Obituary published in the parish leaflet of Orthodox the Saviour cathedral in New-York - #7, April 1946. Sontsov Petr Pavlovich, 1st rank captain, parishioner of the Saviour cathedral in New-York, died April 19, 1946.

2) RGA VMF Fond 406 inventory 10 file 178-c. Service record of Sontsov Petr Pavlovich. Origin: from the noble family of Kherson province.

• Was born on July 3, 1870 in the city of Nikolayev.
• On September 8, 1896 married Ludmila, daughter of state councilor Osip Klementich (Osip=Josef).
• Daughter Natalia was born on June 6, 1899.
• He was commander of “Strela” up to middle 1917; then was moved to Archangelsk crew.
• In 1919, he was registered in the navy reserve in Sevastopol.

Navy Archive (RGA VMF) personal file of Petr Sontsov in Fond 432 (Navy Corps). This is Fond 432 inventory 5 file 6889:

  The file appeared to be too small because his birth certificate, certificate about previous education, copy of service record of his father were returned to the lieutenant Petr Sontsov on August 22, 1896. 

Petr was born July 3, 1870. His father was Pavel Vasilievich (son of Vasili) Sontsov who was nobleman, captain of the Corps of navy navigators in 1884. That year he resided in the Sukharev’s house on Stroganovskaya street in the city of Kerch, Tavria province.
Before entering in the Navy Corps, Petr graduated from the Kerch gymnasia (classic secondary school).
Attached copy of petition of Pavel Sontsov about entering his son Petr to the Navy Corps of July 1884 signed by his hand; with a receipt for returned documents signed by Petr on August 22, 1896.

PublicationsLIST of officer ranks of the Russian Imperial Navy

REIGN OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER THE THIRD

• SONTSOV Petr Pavlovich.
• Born on July 8, 1870,
• Warrant Officer (1890). Promoted to captain 1st rank on December 6, 1913.

http://www.petergen.com/publ/omsa33.shtml

Sontsov Petr Pavlovich(1870.07.03-1946.04.19 in New York) Marine Corps 1890. Captain of the 1st rank. In the Armed Forces of the South of Russia. Evacuated in 1920 from Odessa on the steamer "Gregory" to Turkey, by the summer of 1921 - 1922.01. member of the Union of Naval Officers in Constantinople. In exile to the United States. Mind. 1946.04.19 in New York. [Volkov S.V. Fleet officers ... M., 2004]
https://rosgenea.ru/familiya/sontsov

Fund 406, Inventory 10-2, Unit Chr.178S
Fund:
406
Inventory:
Fund 406, Inventory 10-2
Storage unit number (text):
178C
Case Title:
Sontsov Petr Pavlovich, Captain 1st Rank.
Number of pages:
0
Start date:
1915
Final date:
1915
https://rgavmf.ru/fond/406/fond-406-opis-10-2/fond-406-opis-10-2-ed...
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Officers in 1905 [| ]

Inspector: Lieutenant Sontsov, Pyotr Pavlovich
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Below data is from the US archives:

Arrived to Ellis Island June 21st, 1924 at the age of 54 with a ship called Berengaria from Southampton. He was listed as Single. His last place of Residence prior arriving to New York was Brussels, Belgium. Lived with a friend Fred Landmann (19) Rue le Titien, Brussels, Belgium. Moved to live with Cousin Serge Savitzky,. 404 w 23rd st. New York City. Intented to be in USA 6 months. No intent to stay. Physical health: good. Length: 5"6. Gray hair, blue eyes. From: Nikolayev. Taveling alone. Can read and write english and russian. Nationality: Russian. Occupation: Sailor.

https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiNj...

Record of Aliens Held for Special Inquiry

Source: Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10512/ellis-island-o...

Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10512-143765646/peter-so... Peter Sondtzoff Country: United States; State: New York

Citation: Peter Sondtzoff Birth: Circa 1870 Arrival: June 21 1924 - New York, New York, United States

In 1940 (at the age of 68) he was registered as living in New York in the same address with Savitsky, Sergo family. He was marked as a cousin. Occupation Porter. https://www.myheritage.fi/research/collection-10053/1940-yhdysvalto...

• Name: Peter Sontzoff
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1940
• Event Place: Assembly District 23, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States
• Gender: Male
• Age: 68
• Marital Status: Divorced
• Race: White
• Race (Original): White
• Relationship to Head of Household: Cousin
• Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Cousin
• Birthplace: Russia
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
• Last Place of Residence: Same Place
• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Serge Savitsky Head M 69 Russia
• Olga Savitsky Wife F 60 Russia
• Vladimir A Gueral Son-in-law M 42 Russia
• Olga Gueral Daughter F 42 Russia
• Peter Sontzoff Cousin M 68 Russia

District: 31-2080 Family Number: 198 Sheet Number and Letter: 11A Line Number: 22 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 2675 Digital Folder Number: 005458647 Image Number: 00570

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3YR-382 : 27 July 2019),

• Peter Sontzoff in household of Serge Savitsky,
• Assembly District 23, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States;
• citing enumeration district (ED) 31-2080, sheet 11A, line 22, family 198, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940,
• NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2675.

Naturalization:

• Name: Peter Paul Sontzoff
• Event Type: Naturalization
• Event Place: New York
• Affiliate Film Number: 107

Affiliate Publication Title: Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1950 Affiliate Publication Number: M1675

Citing this Record "New York, Southern District Naturalization Index, 1917-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGVD-D2P : 6 December 2014), Peter Paul Sontzoff, 1917-1950; from "Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1950," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M1675 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 107.

Died in Manhattan, New York, USA 19th April 1946 at the age of 71.

• Nimi Peter Sontzoff
• Syntymä Noin 1875
• Kuolema 19. Huhti 1946
• Manhattan, New York, USA
• Ikä 71
• Todistus # 9459 Kategoriassa New York City kuolinhakemisto, 1862-1948
• Name: Peter Paul Sontzoff
• Event Type: Death
• Event Date: 19 Apr 1946
• Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
• Address: 452 Ft. Washington
• Residence Place: N.Y.C., N.Y., N.Y.
• Gender: Male
• Age: 71
• Marital Status: Single
• Race: White
• Occupation: Mechanic
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
• Birthplace: Russia
• Burial Date: 23 Apr 1946
• Cemetery: Fresh Pond
• Father's Name: Paul
• Father's Birthplace: Russia
• Mother's Name: Natala
• Mother's Birthplace: Russia

Reference ID: cn 9459 GS Film Number: 2132944

Citing this Record "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WY9-CBW : 10 February 2018), Natala in entry for Peter Paul Sontzoff, 19 Apr 1946; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,132,944.

Life claim from 1945

• Peter Paul Sontzoff
• In U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
• Name Peter Paul Sontzoff
• Record Type Claim
• Birth June 3 1874 Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
• Claim Date July 12 1945
• Submission date Aug 13 1976
• Field Office Address 334 AUDUBON AVE NYC
• Reference Number 65160534507
• Description Life claim

Source: U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10863/us-social-secu...

Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10863-94916342/peter-pau... Peter Paul Sontzoff Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republic

1940 cencus
https://www.archives.com/1940-census/peter-sontzoff-ny-54113980

Родился в России 3 июля 1870 года. Капитан 1 ранга Балтийского флота Российской армии. Женился на Людмиле Осиповне Клементич 09.08.1896. Двое детей: Петр Петрович:? -1908 и Наталья: 1899-1961. Разведен с Людмилой 1910. Прибыл на остров Эллис 21 июня 1924 года в возрасте 54 лет на корабле Беренгария из Саутгемптона. Работал портье в отеле в Нью-Йорке. Умер 19 апреля 1946 года. Его бывшая жена и дочь переехали в Финляндию во время русской революции.

Сонцов Петр Павлович, капитан 1 ранга, прихожанин Спасского собора в Нью-Йорке, скончался 19 апреля 1946 года. Капитан 2 ранга, служит в 8-й корабельной роте. Адрес проживания в Петербурге: Усачевский переулок, д. 10; В 1919 году он был зачислен в запас военно-морского флота в Севастополе.

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Приведенные ниже данные основаны на генеалогическом исследовании, проведенном в России компанией Blitz International:

'Я. Справочники.

I.1. Адресный справочник "Весь Петербург", ежегодное издание.

Сонцов Петр Павлович (например, сын Павла) отсутствует до 1897 г., упоминается в выпусках за 1898-1915 гг. Во всех вопросах он числится дворянином.

• 1898 год. Поручик, проживает в здании гимназии для мальчиков на Княжеской улице №39 в Кронштадте;
• 1900 год. Лейтенант. Кронштадт, 2-я корабельная рота ВМФ;
• 1908, 1909 годы. Капитан 2 ранга, служит в 8-й морской корабельной роте. Адрес проживания в Петербурге: Усачевский переулок, д. 10;
• 1910 год. Капитан 2 ранга корабельной роты Балтийского флота. Ул. Пушкинская, д. 4;
• 1911 год. Капитан 2 ранга, Невский проспект, д. 73;
• 1914 год. Капитан 2 ранга, командир яхты «Стрела», проживает по тому же адресу, что и в 1911 году;
• 1915 год. Капитан 1 ранга, тот же адрес.

Жена капитана 2-го ранга Сонцова Людмила Осиповна указана в номере только за 1909 год, по тому же адресу, что и ее муж: Усачев пер.

Еще один человек с такой же фамилией Сонцов Петр Петрович (сын Петра) упоминается в вопросе за 1908 год. Адрес: Владимирский проспект, д. 19, занятие не предусмотрено. Мы не знаем, был ли он связан с вашей семьей, просто учтите это.

I.2. Список личного состава кораблей ВМФ и учреждений Морского ведомства. Ежегодное издание. Информацию ниже мы взяли из номеров за 1911, 1914, 1916 годы .

Сонцов Петр Павлович родился 3 июля 1870 года. Православный, женат, имеет одну дочь (во всех вопросах). Службу на флоте начал в 1887 году. В 1890 окончил морской корпус. Гардемарин - 1890 г .; Старший офицер учебного корабля «Моряк» [%C2%AB%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8F%D0%BA%D0%B8%C2%BB] - 1906 г .; Командир диспетчерского катера "Разведчик" - 1906-1911; Старший офицер яхты «Стрела» * - 1911 г., затем командир этого же корабля до последнего выпуска 1916 г. Капитан 2 ранга с 2 апреля 1906 г .; капитан 1 ранга с 6 декабря 1913 года. Награды: Ордена Святого Владимира 4-го ранга с мечами и луком (1907 г.); Святой Станислав 2-го ранга (1910 г.); Святой Владимир 3-го ранга (1915 г.); офицерский герб за заслуги (1911 г.), медали и иностранные ордена Мекленбург-Шверинского (1901 г.); Французский Почетный легион (1901 и 1912); Прусская ворона (1902 г.); Датский герб (1903 г.) и др.

• Яхта Балтийского флота «Стрела» построена в 1891 году. Длина 184, ширина 22 фута, водоизмещение 287 тонн, скорость 17,5 узла. На корабле было два двигателя, 11 пулеметов.

I.3. Некролог опубликован в приходской листовке православного Спасского собора в Нью-Йорке - № 7, апрель 1946 года. ' Сонцов Петр Павлович, капитан 1 ранга, прихожанин Спасского собора в Нью-Йорке, скончался 19 апреля 1946 года.

2) РГА ВМФ Фонд 406 инвентарный 10 файл 178-с. Послужной список Сонцова Петра Павловича. ' Происхождение: из дворянского рода Херсонской губернии. Родился 3 июля 1870 года в городе Николаеве. 8 сентября 1896 г. женился на Людмиле, дочери статского советника Осипа Клементича. (Осип = Йозеф). Дочь Наталья родилась 6 июня 1899 года.

Одно дополнение к его боевому авианосцу: он был командиром «Стрелы» до середины 1917 года; тогда был переведен в Архангельск бригадой. В 1919 году он был зачислен в запас военно-морского флота в Севастополе.

Личное дело Военно-морского архива (РГА ВМФ) Петра Сонцова в Фонде 432 (Корпус ВМФ). Это Фонд 432, инвентарный 5 файл 6889:

  Дело оказалось слишком маленьким, поскольку свидетельство о рождении, справка о предыдущем образовании, копия трудовой книжки отца были возвращены лейтенанту Петру Сонцову 22 августа 1896 года.

Петр родился 3 июля 1870 года. Его отцом был Павел Васильевич (сын Василия) Сонцов, дворянин, капитан корпуса морских штурманов в 1884 году. В тот год он проживал в доме Сухаревых на Строгановской улице в городе Керчь. Таврическая губерния.
Перед поступлением в Морской корпус Петр окончил Керченскую гимназию (классическую общеобразовательную школу).
Прикрепленная копия прошения Павла Сонцова о зачислении его сына Петра в Морской корпус от июля 1884 г., подписанного его рукой; с распиской о возврате документов, подписанной Петром 22 августа 1896 г.

Публикации СПИСОК офицерских чинов русского императорского флота

ЦАРСТВОВАНИЕ ИМПЕРАТОРА АЛЕКСАНДРА ТРЕТЬЕГО

Составитель В. Ю. Грибовский

• СОНЦОВ Петр Павлович.
• Родился 8 июля 1870 г.
• Мичман (1890). Произведен в капитаны 1 ранга 6 декабря 1913 г.

http://www.petergen.com/publ/omsa33.shtml

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Below data is from the US archives:

Arrived to Ellis Island June 21st, 1924 at the age of 54 with a ship called Berengaria from Southampton. He was listed as Single. His last place of Residence prior arriving to New York was Brussels, Belgium. Lived with a friend Fred Landmann (19) Rue le Titien, Brussels, Belgium. Moved to live with Cousin Serge Savitzky,. 404 w 23rd st. New York City. Intented to be in USA 6 months. No intent to stay. Physical health: good. Length: 5"6. Gray hair, blue eyes. From: Nikolayev. Taveling alone. Can read and write english and russian. Nationality: Russian. Occupation: Sailor.

https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiNj...

Record of Aliens Held for Special Inquiry

Source: Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10512/ellis-island-o...

Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10512-143765646/peter-so... Peter Sondtzoff Country: United States; State: New York

Citation: Peter Sondtzoff Birth: Circa 1870 Arrival: June 21 1924 - New York, New York, United States

In 1940 (at the age of 68) he was registered as living in New York in the same address with Savitsky, Sergo family. He was marked as a cousin. Occupation Porter. https://www.myheritage.fi/research/collection-10053/1940-yhdysvalto...

• Name: Peter Sontzoff
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1940
• Event Place: Assembly District 23, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States
• Gender: Male
• Age: 68
• Marital Status: Divorced
• Race: White
• Race (Original): White
• Relationship to Head of Household: Cousin
• Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Cousin
• Birthplace: Russia
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
• Last Place of Residence: Same Place
• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Serge Savitsky Head M 69 Russia
• Olga Savitsky Wife F 60 Russia
• Vladimir A Gueral Son-in-law M 42 Russia
• Olga Gueral Daughter F 42 Russia
• Peter Sontzoff Cousin M 68 Russia

District: 31-2080 Family Number: 198 Sheet Number and Letter: 11A Line Number: 22 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 2675 Digital Folder Number: 005458647 Image Number: 00570

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3YR-382 : 27 July 2019),

• Peter Sontzoff in household of Serge Savitsky,
• Assembly District 23, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States;
• citing enumeration district (ED) 31-2080, sheet 11A, line 22, family 198, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940,
• NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2675.

Naturalization:

• Name: Peter Paul Sontzoff
• Event Type: Naturalization
• Event Place: New York
• Affiliate Film Number: 107

Affiliate Publication Title: Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1950 Affiliate Publication Number: M1675

Citing this Record "New York, Southern District Naturalization Index, 1917-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGVD-D2P : 6 December 2014), Peter Paul Sontzoff, 1917-1950; from "Alphabetical Index to Declarations of Intention of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1950," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M1675 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 107.

Died in Manhattan, New York, USA 19th April 1946 at the age of 71.

• Nimi Peter Sontzoff
• Syntymä Noin 1875
• Kuolema 19. Huhti 1946
• Manhattan, New York, USA
• Ikä 71
• Todistus # 9459 Kategoriassa New York City kuolinhakemisto, 1862-1948
• Name: Peter Paul Sontzoff
• Event Type: Death
• Event Date: 19 Apr 1946
• Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
• Address: 452 Ft. Washington
• Residence Place: N.Y.C., N.Y., N.Y.
• Gender: Male
• Age: 71
• Marital Status: Single
• Race: White
• Occupation: Mechanic
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
• Birthplace: Russia
• Burial Date: 23 Apr 1946
• Cemetery: Fresh Pond
• Father's Name: Paul
• Father's Birthplace: Russia
• Mother's Name: Natala
• Mother's Birthplace: Russia

Reference ID: cn 9459 GS Film Number: 2132944

Citing this Record "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WY9-CBW : 10 February 2018), Natala in entry for Peter Paul Sontzoff, 19 Apr 1946; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,132,944.

Life claim from 1976

Source: U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10863/us-social-secu...

Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10863-94916342/peter-pau... Peter Paul Sontzoff Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republic

Citation: Peter Paul Sontzoff Birth: June 3 1874 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republic Submission date: Aug 13 1976