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Osip Jurgenson

Osip Ivanovich Jurgenson (Осип Иванович Юргенсон), also known as Iosif Ivanovich Jurgenson (Иосиф Иванович Юргенсон).was a Russian music retailer, born in 1829, the older brother of Petr Jurgenson.

The son of Jögen Kirs Jurgenson, the captain of a fishing vessel, and his wife Aeta, Osip Jurgenson was born and educated in Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia). After leaving school at the age of 14 he moved to Saint Petersburg, where he worked for the music publishers F. T. Stellovskii and N. M. Bernard. In 1871 he opened his own music store in the Russian capital, which eventually took over Stellovskii's firm. He also acted as an agent for his brother Petr.

Tchaikovsky knew Osip and his family well, and often called on them while he was staying in Saint Petersburg.

Osip Jurgenson died in 1910.