Necropolis of Russian Shanghai (Некрополь русского Шанхая) record

  • ID: 1511
  • Surname: Savin
  • Forename and paternity: Nikolai Gerasimovich
  • Фамилия: Савин
  • Имя и отчество: Николай Герасимович
  • S: m
  • Date of birth // Дата рождения: 1855 circa
  • Date of death // Дата смерти: 1936-03-07
  • Occupation // Профессия: Swindler
  • Details of death // Детали смерти: Died in ROCH
  • Obituary // Некролог: CWR 1936-03-21; SZ 1936-03-09
  • NRS // НРС: 372
  • Notes // Примечания: “The deceased was a familiar figure in Shanghai and other ports of the far East for the past two decades. He claimed at one time to have been elected the King of Bulgaria. He spoke many languages fluently and had an intimate acquaintance with the court life of Europe before the World War. He died penniless and alone; his only wealth was represented by a collection of pawn tickets.”