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Adam Johann von Krusenstern

1770 - 1846

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Adam Johann von Krusenstern (Russian: Ива́н Фёдорович Крузенште́рн, romanized: Ivan Fyodorovich Kruzenshtern; 10 October 1770 – 12 August 1846) was a Russian admiral and explorer of Swedish and Baltic German descent, who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth in 1803–1806. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Johann von Krusenstern is the 148th most popular explorer (down from 108th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Explorer.

Adam Johann von Krusenstern is most famous for being the Russian naval officer who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe in 1803-1806.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Adam Johann von Krusenstern ranks 148 out of 498. Before him are Adam Olearius, Afanasy Nikitin, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Gan Ying, Samuel Wallis, and Semyon Dezhnev. After him are Jean Chardin, Isabella Bird, Rodrigo de Triana, Vladimir Arsenyev, Alexandrine Tinné, and João da Nova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, Adam Johann von Krusenstern ranks 22. Before him are Thomas Johann Seebeck, Princess Carolina of Parma, Alexandre Pétion, George Canning, Ferdinando Carulli, and Alexandre Brongniart. After him are Pierre Cambronne, Jean Maximilien Lamarque, Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano, Zaman Shah Durrani, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, and François Étienne de Kellermann. Among people deceased in 1846, Adam Johann von Krusenstern ranks 10. Before him are Emperor Ninkō, Friedrich List, Francis IV, Duke of Modena, Andrew Kim Taegon, Rodolphe Töpffer, and Otto von Kotzebue. After him are Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg, Jean-Gaspard Deburau, Esaias Tegnér, Domenico Dragonetti, Joseph Leopold Eybler, and Joseph Weigl.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Adam Johann von Krusenstern ranks 32 out of 351. Before him are Thomas Johann Seebeck (1770), Jaan Kross (1920), Otto von Kotzebue (1787), George Hackenschmidt (1877), Kersti Kaljulaid (1969), and Lydia Koidula (1843). After him are Alexander Gorchakov (1798), Ilon Wikland (1930), Neeme Järvi (1937), Michael Sittow (1459), Otto Wilhelm von Struve (1819), and Marie Under (1883).

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Among EXPLORERS In Estonia

Among explorers born in Estonia, Adam Johann von Krusenstern ranks 2. Before him are Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778). After him are Eduard von Toll (1858), and Richard Maack (1825).

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