Danila Antsiferov

Deceased Person

– 1712

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Who was Danila Antsiferov?

Danila Yakovlevich Antsiferov was a Russian explorer.

Upon the death of Vladimir Atlasov in 1711, Danila Antsiferov was elected Cossack ataman of the Kamchatka. Together with Ivan Kozyrevsky, he was one of the first Russian Cossacks to visit the Shumshu and Paramushir Islands of the Kuril Islands. Danila Antsiferov and his companions were the first ones to describe these islands in writing. He was killed by the Itelmens in 1712.

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Also known as
  • Данила Яковлевич Анцыферов
  • Анцыферов, Данила Яковлевич
Died
1712

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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