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'''Pyotr Petrovich Schilovsky''' ({{langx|ru|Пётр ПетровичПетро́вич ШиловскийШи́ловский}}) (September 22, 1872 – June 30, 1955 in [[Herefordshire]]) was a Russian count, jurist, statesman, and governor of [[Kostroma]] from 1910 to 1912 and of [[Olonets Governorate]] from 1912 to 1913.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gold |first=E. |date=April 1911 |title=The atmosphere. Its Characteristics and Dynamics. By F. J. B. Cordiero. New York: Spon and Chamberlain. London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1910. viii + 129 pp. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.49703715814 |journal=Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society |volume=37 |issue=158 |pages=199–202 |doi=10.1002/qj.49703715814 |issn=0035-9009}}</ref> He is best known as the inventor of the [[gyrocar]], which was built under his direction by the [[Wolseley Motors|Wolseley Tool and Motorcar Company]] beginning in 1912, and was demonstrated for the first time in [[London]] in April 1914. In 1922, Schilovsky emigrated to the [[United Kingdom]].<gallery>
File:Portrait of the governor of the Olonets province P. P. Shilovsky.jpg|P. P. Shilovsky in 1913
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