Vitus Bering
Danish cartographer and explorer
Vitus Jonassen Bering, also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish cartographer and explorer in Russian service, and an officer in the Russian Navy. Wikipedia
Born: 1681, Horsens, Denmark
Died: December 19, 1741 (age 60 years), Bering Island, Russia
Parents: Anna Pedersdatter Bering and Jonas Svendsen
Buried: 1992, Bering Island, Russia
Children: Anna Hedvig Helena
Spouse: Anna Christina Pülse (m. 1713–1741)
Allegiance: Russian Empire