Adam Otto von Bistram

Adam Otto von Bistram
Portrait of Bistram by George Dawe
Native name	Адам Иванович Бистром
Born	(1774-10-23)October 23, 1774 Merjama, Kreis Wiek, Governorate of Estonia
Died	October 17, 1828(1828-10-17) (aged 53) Dresden
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars
Relations	Karl von Bistram (brother)

Adam Otto Wilhelm Freiherr^[1] von Bistram or Adam Ivanovich Bistrom (Russian: Адам Иванович Бистром; 23 October 1774 in Merjama, Kreis Wiek, Governorate of Estonia – 17 October 1828 in Dresden) was a commander in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was from a Germano-Baltic noble family and his elder brother Karl von Bistram also fought in these wars.

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^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.