Fyodor Matisen
Fyodor Andreyevich Matisen (or Mathiesen) (Russian: Фёдор Андреевич Матисен) (1 June (O.S. 20 May) 1872, Saint Petersburg – 19 December 1921, Irkutsk) was an officer of the Russian Imperial Navy, hydrographer, and explorer.
Fyodor Andreyevich Matisen Фёдор Андреевич Матисен | |
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Fyodor Matisen in Royal Navy uniform | |
| Born | 1 June 1872 Saint Petersburg |
| Died | 19 December 1921 (aged 49) Irkutsk |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1897–1917 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands held | Russian polar expedition of 1900–02 |
| Awards | Order of St. Vladimir |
| Other work | Fyodor Matisen |
Matisen explored and mapped wide areas of the coast of the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea in the Russian Arctic. He was a friend of Alexander Kolchak and a member of the Russian Geographical Society and the Russian Academy of Sciences. After having been senior officer and second-in-command, Matisen became the captain of Polar ship Zarya during the last part of the Russian polar expedition of 1900–02 led by Baron Eduard von Toll.
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