Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Adam Johann von Krusenstern (name in Russia: Ива́н Фёдорович Крузенште́рн, Ivan Fyodorovich Kruzenshtern; 10 October 1770 – 12 August 1846) was a Baltic German admiral of the Russian Empire and the explorer who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth in 1803–1806.
Adam Johann von Krusenstern | |
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| Other name(s) | Ivan Fedorovich Krusenstern |
| Born | 10 October 1770 Hagudi (Haggud), Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire (in present-day Rapla County, Estonia) |
| Died | 12 August 1846 (aged 75) Kiltsi (Gilsenhof), Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire (in present-day Lääne-Viru County, Estonia) |
| Allegiance | Russian |
| Service/ | Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Nadezhda |
| Awards | Order of St. George 4th class (1802) Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1837) Pour le Mérite (civil class) |
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