Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Russian admiral and explorer (1770–1846) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adam Johann von[1] Krusenstern (name in Russia: Ива́н Фёдорович Крузенште́рн, Ivan Fyodorovich Kruzenshtern; 10 October 1770 – 12 August 1846) was a Baltic German admiral of the Russian Empire and the explorer who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth in 1803–1806.[2]
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Adam Johann von Krusenstern | |
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Other name(s) | Ivan Fedorovich Krusenstern |
Born | (1770-10-10)10 October 1770 Hagudi (Haggud), Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire (in present-day Rapla County, Estonia) |
Died | 12 August 1846(1846-08-12) (aged 75) Kiltsi (Gilsenhof), Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire (in present-day Lääne-Viru County, Estonia) |
Allegiance | Russian |
Service/ | Navy |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Nadezhda |
Awards | Order of St. George 4th class (1802) Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1837) Pour le Mérite (civil class) |
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