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Yuri Fyodorovich Lisyansky

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Yuri Fyodorovich Lisyansky

Birth
Nizhyn, Nizhyn Raion, Chernihivska, Ukraine
Death
6 Mar 1837 (aged 63)
Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia Add to Map
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Explorer. Born in Ukraine, he graduated from the Navy Cadet Corps in 1786 and was commissioned an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy. In 1803, as the commanding officer of the ship Neva, he was the first Russian to circumnavigate the world completing the journey in 1806. For this feat, he was awarded the Order of Saint Vladimir of 3rd Degree and number of places are named after him to include Lisyanski Island in Hawaii.
Explorer. Born in Ukraine, he graduated from the Navy Cadet Corps in 1786 and was commissioned an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy. In 1803, as the commanding officer of the ship Neva, he was the first Russian to circumnavigate the world completing the journey in 1806. For this feat, he was awarded the Order of Saint Vladimir of 3rd Degree and number of places are named after him to include Lisyanski Island in Hawaii.

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11227/yuri_fyodorovich-lisyansky: accessed ), memorial page for Yuri Fyodorovich Lisyansky (13 Aug 1773–6 Mar 1837), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11227, citing Свято-Троицкая Александро-Невская Лавра, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia; Maintained by Find a Grave.