biography
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Wrangel, Ferdinand Petrovich, Baron von
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pronunciation:
[vranggl]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1794–1870)
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| biography:
| Explorer, born in Pskov, NW Russia. He travelled in Arctic waters and on Siberian coasts, and made valuable surveys and observations. The reported island in the Arctic Ocean he nearly reached in 1821 was sighted in 1849, and named after him in 1867. He was Governor of Russian lands in Alaska (1829–35) and naval minister (1855–7). |
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