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Ferdinand von Wrangel.
Baltic German explorer and Russian admiral (1797-1870)
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About Ferdinand von Wrangel
Baron Ferdinand Friedrich Georg Ludwig von Wrangel was a Russian statesman, naval officer and explorer of Baltic German origin. He was also an honorary member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences and a founder of the Russian Geographic Society. He is best known as the chief manager of the Russian-American Company and the governor of Russian settlements in Alaska.
Everything about Ferdinand von Wrangel →- Occupation
- explorer, geographer, politician, land owner
- Position held
- Chief manager of the Russian-American Company, member of the State Council of the Russian Empire
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire, Russia
- Born
- December 29, 1796, 1796
- Died
- May 25, 1870