Pavel Unterberger

Paul Simon Unterberger (, tr. ; August 21, 1842, Simbirsk, Russian Empire – February 12, 1921, Remplin, Weimar Republic) was a Russo-German military and state leader, military governor of the Primorskaya Oblast (1888–1897), Nizhny Novgorod Governor (1897–1905), Military ataman of the Ussuri Cossack Host, Amur Governor-General (1905–1910), General Engineer (December 6, 1906). His other names are Pavel Fridrikhovich, Pavel-Simon and Simon Fridrikhovich Unterberger. Biography Paul was born on August 21, 1842, to Heinrich Friedrich Simon Unterberger and Marie Rudolph. His father, the son of the carriage master from Riga, was one of the founders of the veterinary business in Russia, for which he received a noble title. His family were Austrian Protestants from Salzburg which for religious reasons moved to Prussia in the early 18th Century. His grandfather Simon Thomas Unterberger moved to Riga during the early 19th Century. After the Russian Revolutions, most members of the family, including Paul, moved back to the German homeland of their ancestors. In 1849, together with his father, Paul moved to Dorpat, where his father and uncle were appointed professors of the University of Dorpat. He graduated from the classical gymnasium.