Eduard de Stoeckl
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Eduard Guillaume Andreevich Stoeckl (Russian: Эдуард Андреевич Стекль) (1804 – 26 January 1892) was a Russian diplomat best known today for having negotiated the American purchase of Alaska on behalf of the Russian government.[1]
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The Baron de Stoeckl | |
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Ambassador of the Russian Empire to the United States | |
In office 1855–1869 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Medem |
Succeeded by | Konstantin Katakazi |
Personal details | |
Born | Eduard Guillaume Andreevich Stoeckl 1804 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 26 January 1892(1892-01-26) (aged 87–88) Paris, France |
Spouse |
Eliza Howard
(m. 1856; died 1892) |
Parent(s) | Andreas von Stoeckl Maria Pisani |
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