Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (born 1778)

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen

Russian Navy officer, cartographer, and explorer (1778–1852)

Faddey Faddeyevich Bellingshausen or Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen was a Russian cartographer, explorer, and naval officer of Baltic German descent, who attained the rank of admiral. He participated in the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe, and…