Alexander von Middendorff
Russian explorer
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Alexander Theodor von Middendorff was a Russian zoologist and explorer of Baltic German and Estonian extraction. He is known for his expedition 1843–45 to the extreme north and east of Siberia, describing the effects of permafrost on the spread of... Wikipedia
Born: August 18, 1815, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: January 24, 1894 (age 78 years), Hellenurme, Estonia
Parents: Theodor Johann von Middendorff
Grandchild: Theodor Lackschewitz
Children: Ernst von Middendorff, Hedwig von Middendorff, and Max von Middendorff
Partner: Hedwig von Hippius