Adam Johann von Krusenstern

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Adam Johann von Krusenstern was a Baltic German admiral and explorer best known for leading the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe in the early 19th century.

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instanceOf Baltic German
explorer
naval officer
person
authored Voyage Round the World in the Years 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806
birthDate 1770-11-19
birthPlace Governorate of Estonia
Hagudi manor
Russian Empire
citizenship Russian Empire
commanded first Russian circumnavigation expedition
deathDate 1846-08-24
deathPlace Governorate of Estonia
Kiltsi manor
Russian Empire
educatedAt Naval Cadet Corps in Kronstadt
endTime 1806
ethnicGroup Baltic German
expeditionPurpose establish direct trade between Russia and China
establish trade with Japan
explore and chart Pacific coasts
familyName von Krusenstern
fieldOfWork hydrography
navigation
oceanography
fullName Adam Johann Ritter von Krusenstern
givenName Adam
Johann
hasNamesake Cape Krusenstern
Krusenstern Atoll
Krusenstern Islands
Krusenstern Strait
Russian training ship Kruzenshtern
honorificTitle Ritter
knownFor contributions to Russian hydrography
exploration of the Pacific Ocean
leading the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe
languageOfWorkOrName German
Russian
memberOf Russian Academy of Sciences
militaryBranch Imperial Russian Navy
militaryRank admiral
occupation cartographer
explorer
naval officer
participatedIn first Russian circumnavigation of the globe
servedIn Imperial Russian Navy
Royal Navy
shipCommanded Nadezhda
Neva
linked to: Neva Bay
startTime 1803
workedFor Imperial Russian Navy

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Krusenstern Strait namedAfter Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Adam Johann von Krusenstern fullName Adam Johann Ritter von Krusenstern
linked to: Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Adam Johann von Krusenstern familyName von Krusenstern
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