Ippolit Vogak



Ippolit Konstantinovich Vogak (sometimes spelled Wogack, Вогак, Ипполит Константинович, August 30, 1829 - July 16, 1889) was an Imperial Russian Navy admiral, 17th (the last) governor of Taganrog.

Graduated from Cadet Corps in 1847. Served in the Baltic Fleet. Participant of the Crimean War. Vogak was promoted to the rank of captain-lieutenant in 1862, captain second rank since 1870, captain first rank since 1873. Promoted to the rank of rear-admiral in 1883.

Ippolit Vogak commanded the battleships Novgorod, Petr Velikiy in 1874-1880 and imperial yacht of the House of Romanov Livadia. Junior flag-officer (младший флагман) of the Black Sea Fleet in 1884-1885. Junior flag-officer of the Baltic Fleet in 1887-1889.

In 1885-1887 served as Governor of Taganrog.

Ippolit Vogak died on July 16, 1889 in Saint Petersburg and was buried at the Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery.