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Semyon Chelyuskin

1700 - 1764

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Semyon Ivanovich Chelyuskin (Russian: Семён Иванович Челюскин; c. 1707 – 1764) was a Russian polar explorer and naval officer. Chelyuskin graduated from the Navigation School in Moscow. He first became a deputy navigator while serving in the Baltic Fleet (1728) and later promoted to navigator (1733). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Semyon Chelyuskin is the 324th most popular explorer (down from 295th in 2019), the 1,257th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,197th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Russian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Semyon Chelyuskin ranks 324 out of 498. Before him are Peter Freuchen, Eduard von Toll, Juan de Fuca, Helmer Hanssen, Henricus Martellus Germanus, and João Fernandes Lavrador. After him are Theodor Kotschy, Hermann Wissmann, Pedro Tafur, Nain Singh, Félix de Azara, and Pyotr Chikhachyov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1700, Semyon Chelyuskin ranks 29. Before him are Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Michel Blavet, John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Ashraf Hotak, Sabah I bin Jaber, and Teimuraz II of Kakheti. After him are Pietro Bracci, Khariton Laptev, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Nathaniel Bliss, and Mary Delany. Among people deceased in 1764, Semyon Chelyuskin ranks 15. Before him are Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Erik Pontoppidan, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Francesco Algarotti, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, and Picander. After him are Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Nathaniel Bliss, and Hans Adolph Brorson.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Semyon Chelyuskin ranks 1,257 out of 3,761. Before him are Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia (1906), Natalya Kovshova (1920), Anatoly Marchenko (1938), Stanislav Govorukhin (1936), Victor Pelevin (1962), and Nicolas Slonimsky (1894). After him are Boris Volynov (1934), Yuri Rytkheu (1930), Kaj Franck (1911), Vladimir Petlyakov (1891), Dmitry Karbyshev (1880), and Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev (1908).

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Among EXPLORERS In Russia

Among explorers born in Russia, Semyon Chelyuskin ranks 17. Before him are Yerofey Khabarov (1603), Dmitry Laptev (1701), Karl Maximovich (1827), Aleksei Chirikov (1703), Pyotr Kozlov (1862), and Grigory Shelikhov (1747). After him are Pyotr Chikhachyov (1808), Boris Vilkitsky (1885), Irina Solovyova (1937), Khariton Laptev (1700), Pyotr Anjou (1796), and Stepan Krasheninnikov (1711).

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