Adam Johann von Krusenstern was a Baltic German admiral of the Russian Empire and the explorer who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth in 1803–1806. Wikipedia
Born: November 19, 1770, Hagudi, Estonia
Died: August 24, 1846 (age 75 years), Kiltsi Manor, Liivaküla, Estonia
Books: Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1803, 1804, 1805, & 1806: By Order of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, on Board the Ships Nadeshda and Neva, Under the Command of Captain A.J. Von Krusenstern..., Journal Analysis of the islands discovered by the Rurick in the Great Ocean, by Krusenstern. On the diseases of the crew, by Dr. Eschscholtz. Remarks and opinions of the naturalist of the expedition, A. v. Chamisso, Translator's preface. Introduction by Krusenstern. Instructions for the astronomical observations on this voyage, by Dr. Hörner. Preface by O. v. Kotzebue. Journal of the voyage, and more
Place of burial: St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia
Grandchildren: Otto Paul von Krusenstern, Friedrich von Bernhardi, and Julia Wilhelmina von Krusenstern
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