Ferdinand von Wrangell
1796–1870
Russian naval officer and explorer. Commanded a naval expedition to explore the Arctic, 1820–4; expedition around the world, 1825–7. Governor of Russian America, 1829–35. Minister of the navy, 1855–7. Published diaries of his Arctic expedition.
Source
Bol’shaya entsiklopediya.
Bibliography
Bol’shaya entsiklopediya: Bol’shaya entsiklopediya v shestidesyati dvukh tomakh. (Большая энциклопедия: в шестидесяти двух томах.) Main editor: S. A. Kondratov. Scientific editorial advisor: G. A. Mesiyats. 62 vols. Moscow: Terra. 2006.
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