Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte, also known as Sergius Witte, was a Russian statesman who served as the first prime minister of the Russian Empire, replacing the emperor as head of government. Neither liberal nor conservative, he attracted foreign capital to boost Russia's industrialization. Witte's strategy was to avoid the danger of wars.
- Occupation
- diplomat, politician
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Russia, finance minister of Imperial Russia, member of the State Council of the Russian Empire, Q56309462
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Born
- June 17, 1849, June 17, 1849
- Died
