donated to the Suvorov Museum in St. Petersburg in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 1812 war. Engelhardt's efforts made a significant contribution to perpetuating the memory of the Russian campaign in Switzerland. Engelhardt's correspondence with leading cultural figures (Glinka, Stasov, Franz Liszt, G. Bulow) is considered of historical value. Eponymy By decision of the XIV Congress of the International Astronomical Union, the Moon crater Engel'gardt was named in Engelhardt's honor. Publications Observations astronomiques, faites par B. d' Engelhardt a son Observatoire a Dresde (Dresden, 1886-1895) Memories of Mikhail Glinka External links Further reading Vasily 1828 births 1915 deaths Astronomers from the Russian Empire Corresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Scientists from Dresden