In the history of exploration, Pyotr Anjou is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Pyotr Anjou as arctic explorer and admiral of Russian Navy (1796–1869).
Pyotr Anjou was born at Vyshny Volochyok in 1796. 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, military personnel and admiral.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Recognition followed: Order of St. George, 4th class and Order of the Redeemer.
Pyotr Anjou died in 1869, aged 73. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Order of St. George, 4th class
- Order of the Redeemer
- Recorded as explorer, military personnel and admiral
