Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski

1878 - 1945

country of citizenship: Russian Empire, Second Polish Republic

languages spoken, written or signed: Russian, Polish, English

educated at: Imperial St. Petersburg University

occupation: physicist, chemist, biologist, explorer, anthropologist, linguist, cartographer, journalist, writer, geologist, biochemist, land surveyor, mineralogist

award received: FF Busse Award, Złoty Wawrzyn Akademicki, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Knight of the Legion of Honour

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski (Polish pronunciation: [fɛrˈdɨ.nant anˈtɔ.ɲi ɔs.sɛnˈdɔf.ski]; 27 May 1876 – 3 January 1945) was a Polish writer, explorer, university professor, and anticommunist political activist. He is known for his books about Lenin and the Russian Civil War in which he participated. Source: Wikipedia (en)