Pokrovsky Ivan Gavrilovic (1800 – 18/02/1868) – Collegiate Councillor, the eldest son of GS Pokrovsky (see), was born in St. Petersburg, was educated in boarding school that is now 1-st St. Petersburg High School, served in the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but a short time, resigned and was engaged in literature, died on 18 th February 1868 in Tsarskoe Selo, where he was buried. Pokrovsky knew very Russian, French and German, he loved the society of writers, was familiar with many of his contemporary celebrities, translated, and participated in various izdaniyah.V 1819, being the official 14-th grade, he was elected as Associate Members of the Free Society Lovers of Russian Literature, a journal which "Sorevnovatel Enlightenment and of charity, put some of his translated works, for example. "Excerpt from Kleystovoy" Spring ", verse. (1820, № 2, p. 176-182)," On Circe and Siren "(from" Lettre a Emilie sur la mythologie "- ibid, № 5, p. 158 – 165), etc. In this society, he was later an honorary member, in addition, was a member of the Society of Literature, Science and Arts. A lot of translations from P. Hugo, Delphi Gay, Schiller and other writers have been placed in the "Literary additions to the Russian Invalid "for 1831 – 1832 and other years, some translations from Schiller entered the latest edition of the works published NV Gerbel. Incidentally, he translated poetry ballad of Schiller's" Diver "(Der Taucher"), placed in a magazine, "Son of the Fatherland" in 1820 (№ 21); from 1852 to 1854 led to the Pokrovsky journal MP Pogodin Moskvityanin "-" A memorable piece of errors in the Russian language; to him he wanted to add: "Leaf successful innovations in the Russian language, but it is not carried on the occasion of the demise of Moskvityanin. Separately issued Pokrovsky: "A Gift for Children" (poem, translated from different authors) and "Treasure for the elderly" (St. Petersburg, 1859), translated the first part of the works of Dr. Reveille-Parise "Sur la vieillesse". Was married to Catherine Kisnemskoy, had no children.
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