In the history of exploration, Ferdinand von Wrangel is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Ferdinand von Wrangel as Baltic German explorer and Russian admiral (1797-1870).
Ferdinand von Wrangel was born at Pskov in 1797. His recorded nationality is Russian Empire.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, geographer and politician.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Recognition followed: Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of the White Eagle and Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class.
Ferdinand von Wrangel died in 1870, aged 73. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
- Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
- Order of the White Eagle
- Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
- Recorded as explorer, geographer and politician
