Fyodor Litke

Explorer, Deceased Person

1797 – 1882

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Who was Fyodor Litke?

Count Fyodor Petrovich Litke was a Russian navigator, geographer, and Arctic explorer. He became a count in 1866, and an admiral in 1855. He was a Corresponding Member, Honorable Member, and President of the Russian Academy of Science in St.Petersburg. He was also an Honorable Member of many other Russian and foreign scientific establishments, and a Corresponding Member of the French Academy of Science in Paris.

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Born
Sep 29, 1797
Saint Petersburg
Nationality
  • Russia
Profession
Died
Aug 20, 1882
Saint Petersburg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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