Vladimir Stasov
Miroslav's Gospel was commissioned in the 12th century (in the year 1186) by Miroslav, the ruler ("knez") of Hum and the brother of Stefan Nemanja, the Grand Prince of Rascia. The first to discover and study the manuscript were three Russian scholars: Vladimir Stasov, Fyodor Buslayev, and Nikodim Kondakov in 1874.