Fan-der-Flit

The Fan-der-Flit family (Фан-дер-Флит, Van der Vliet) is a Russian noble family.

History
At first, it was a merchant family of Dutch origin. The noble branch, descendant of Timofey Yefremovich Fan-der-Flit, who entered the service in 1790 and was promoted to the rank privy Councillor, on 2 November 1828, was awarded nobility with a diploma, from which a copy is held in the Herold Office.

Description of the coat of arms
The shield is divided horizontally into two parts, in the upper part, in the black field, there is a lion holding a silver arrow in its paw, pointing upward, and in the lower part, in the silver field, a ship at sea with outstretched sails sailing to the left.

The shield is topped by a noble helmet and a crown with three ostrich feathers. The mantling on the shield is red and black, enclosed in silver.

Family representatives

 * Ivan (Johannes) Fan-der-Flit
 * Peter Ivanovich
 * Pyotr Petrovich (1839—1904) — Russian physicist, professor since 1880 of the Saint Petersburg State University
 * Alexander Petrovich (1870—1941) — famous Russian engineer and mechanical sciencist
 * Konstantin Petrovich (1844—1933) — Russian military leader
 * Yefrem Ivanovich
 * Timofey Yefremovich (1775—1843) — Arkhangelsk vice-governor, Olonets governor
 * Fyodor Timofeevich (1810—1873)
 * Nikolay Fyodorovich (1840—1896) — director of the Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company (1884—1894), patron
 * Ekaterina Timofeevna (1812—1877) ∞ Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (1788—1851) — admiral
 * Alexandra Yefremovna ∞ Alexei Mikhailovich Kornilov (1760—1843)
 * Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov (1806—1854) — vice-admiral, hero of the defense of Sevastopol

Literature

 * Герб Фан-дер-Флита внесен в
 * Род:Фан-дер-Флит on Rodovid