Nikolay Borisovich Galitzin

Prince Nikolai Borisovich Golitsyn (, alternatively spelled Galitzin; 8 December/19 December 1794 – 22 October/3 November 1866) was a Russian aristocrat, of the Galitzine family. He was an amateur musician, and is known particularly for his commissioning three string quartets from Ludwig van Beethoven, which are among the composer's late string quartets.