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Stepan Krasheninnikov

1711 - 1755

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Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov (Russian: Степа́н Петро́вич Крашени́нников; November 11 [O.S. October 31] 1711 – March 8 [O.S. February 25] 1755) was a Russian explorer of Siberia, naturalist and geographer who gave the first full description of Kamchatka in the early 18th century. He was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1745. The Krasheninnikov Volcano on Kamchatka is named in his honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stepan Krasheninnikov is the 368th most popular explorer (down from 360th in 2019), the 1,510th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,573rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Russian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Stepan Krasheninnikov ranks 368 out of 498. Before him are Theodor von Heuglin, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Piet Retief, Vivian Fuchs, Eudoxus of Cyzicus, and John Biscoe. After him are Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Miguel Corte-Real, John Wesley Powell, George Bass, and John Moresby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1711, Stepan Krasheninnikov ranks 22. Before him are Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Princess Amelia of Great Britain, Thomas Wright, Ignaz Holzbauer, and Carl Gustaf Pilo. After him is Shah Jahan III. Among people deceased in 1755, Stepan Krasheninnikov ranks 15. Before him are Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz, Zhang Tingyu, Philipp Stamma, and Edward Braddock. After him are Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, Angelo Maria Querini, and Maurice Greene.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Stepan Krasheninnikov ranks 1,510 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Chayanov (1888), Esfir Shub (1894), Gamzat-bek (1789), Mikhail Khorobrit (1229), Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich (1873), and Alexander Serov (1820). After him are Nikolai Slichenko (1934), Vitaly Churkin (1952), Aleksandr Mostovoi (1968), Vladimir Vasiliev (1940), Larin Paraske (1832), and Lev Atamanov (1905).

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Among EXPLORERS In Russia

Among explorers born in Russia, Stepan Krasheninnikov ranks 23. Before him are Semyon Chelyuskin (1700), Pyotr Chikhachyov (1808), Boris Vilkitsky (1885), Irina Solovyova (1937), Khariton Laptev (1700), and Pyotr Anjou (1796). After him are Gombojab Tsybikov (1873), Yakov Sannikov (1780), Alexander Fersman (1883), Artur Chilingarov (1939), Gennady Nevelskoy (1813), and Mikhail Somov (1908).

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