Andrei Nikolaevich Glebov, born in 1858 near the village of Verkhne-Nikulskoye in the Yaroslavl province and died on October 21, 1895, in the village of Kipyen in the Saint Petersburg province, was a Russian engineer and entrepreneur. He was involved in the development of non-metallic and coal deposits in the Donbas and became the discoverer of gold-bearing deposits in this region and in Europe.

Glebov came from the noble family of Sorokoumovy-Glebovs. His father, Nikolai Andreevich Glebov, was a retired guard captain, and his mother, Varvara Nikolaevna Lodyzhenskaya, was a non-concert pianist and the daughter of Nikolai Vasilievich Lodyzhensky, who was close to the 'Mighty Handful.' The family had seven children.

Andrei's younger brother, Nikolai Glebov, also became an engineer and founder of electrical engineering factories. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Constitutional Democratic Party and the State Council of the Russian Empire, participating in his elder brother's business.

Since childhood, Andrei was friends with his neighbor in the Yaroslavl estate, Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov. In 1875, he graduated from a military gymnasium and entered the Institute of Engineers of Railways, graduating with honors. After that, he went south, where, during the construction of the Ekaterininskaya railway in the Donbas, he met I. G. Ilovaisky and became his partner and manager of the Makeevka coal mine.

In 1887, Glebov discovered signs of a silver deposit in the Taganrog district and began exploratory work. In 1891, industrial exploitation of the mine began. In 1893, a gold deposit was discovered near the village of Nagolnoye, the first in the European part of the Russian Empire.

At the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Glebov received a gold medal. In 1895, the 'Glebov Metallurgical Plants Joint Stock Company' was organized, which acquired his land and work results for 2 million rubles.

In addition to mining silver and gold, Glebov was involved in the development of coal and oil. In 1889, a coal deposit was discovered near the village of Gorlovka. Glebov received a subsidy of 1.2 million rubles for the construction of metallurgical plants. In 1895, the State-Bayrak Society was formed, and construction of the St. Andrew's mine began.

Glebov also planned work in the oil industry; his expeditions to Turkestan were successful. Rumor has it that his death was related to disagreements with business partners regarding work on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

On October 21, 1895, Glebov died while hunting near Krasnoe Selo, officially reported as an accident. He passed away before his companions after two hours of suffering. He was buried in Verkhne-Nikulskoye, with blocks of Donbas ore placed on his grave.