Ferdinand von Wrangel

1796 - 1870

country of citizenship: Russian Empire

languages spoken, written or signed: Estonian, Russian, German

educated at: Naval Cadet Corps, St. Petersburg Naval Institute

occupation: explorer, geographer, politician, land owner, military personnel, sailor, polar explorer

award received: Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of the White Eagle, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class, Demidov Prize, орден Святого Георгия IV степени за 25 лет выслуги, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class with imperial crown, медаль «В память войны 1853—1856» из светлой бронзы на Владимирской ленте

position held: Chief manager of the Russian-American Company, member of the State Council of the Russian Empire

Baron Ferdinand Friedrich Georg Ludwig von Wrangel (Russian: Барон Фердинанд Петрович Врангель, tr. Ferdinand Petrovich Vrangel'; 9 January 1797 [O.S. 29 December 1796] – 6 June [O.S. 25 May] 1870) was a Russia German (Baltic German) explorer and officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, Honorable Member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, and a founder of the Russian Geographic Society. He is best known as the chief manager of the Russian-American Company and governor of the Russian settlements in present-day Alaska. In English texts, Wrangel is sometimes spelled Vrangel, a transliteration from Russian, which more closely represents its pronunciation in German, or Wrangell. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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