Lomonosov porcelain was originated by Dmitry (Ivanovich) Vinogradov, who was born approximately1720 (exact date is unknown) in the Russian city of Suzdal, an Orthodox-church center , at which his father was a priest.

Both Dmitry and his brother, Yakov, were educated at the school of Zaikonospassky monaster, Moscow.

At the end of 1735 both brothers were sent to the Petersburg school of Academy of Sciences of the Russian Empire because they showed great potential in science. In 1736, the Academy of Science chose a few young persons to be honoured abroad with an education in Chemistry and Metals.

Those few turned to be :

# - Michail Lomonosov, Russian scientist, who created the Periodical table of Chemical Elements, wrote well-known books on physiology, and created the modern Russian vodka recipe. Also, Lomonosov is believed to have been the illegitimate son of Czar Peter The Great.

# - Hustav Ulrich Raizer

# - Dmitry Vinogradov, who was just 16 years old at the time.

All three were sent to Europe for education.

All three were reported to the Russian crown as persons who were somewhat unruly, but they did not forget about their education, so they progressed far their studies.

Once they returned, Dmitry Vinogradov was given rank of captain, and he wanted to be Marksheider.

However, Russian Czarina Elizabeth, great lover of China, had different ideas and immediately changed the order and ordered Vinogradov to create the first Russian porcelain.

At that time, the German "arcanist" (from Latin