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Bellingshausen, Faddei Faddeevich (Fabian) (1778 - 1852)

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Explorer and Naval officer
Born: 1778  Oesel, Russia.  Died: 1852  Neva, Russia.
Faddei Faddeevich (Fabian) Bellingshausen explored the Antarctic 1820-21, discovering Peter I Island and Alexander I Land, and exploring and mapping Macquarie Island. His charts of the Antarctic were so accurate that the British Admiralty used them until 1931.

Career Highlights
Born Oesel, Gulf of Riga, 1778. Died Neva, 1852. Took part in the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe 1803-06; commanded the first Russian expedition to the Antarctic, with instructions to go as near to the South Pole as possible, 1819-21; Turkish campaign of 1828-29; military governor of Kronstadt from 1839.
 

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