Leonid Teliga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonid Teliga

Polish circumnavigating sailor

Date of Birth: 28-May-1917

Place of Birth: Vyazma, Smolensk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 21-May-1970

Profession: writer, military officer, translator, journalist, explorer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Leonid Teliga (28 May 1917 – 21 May 1970) was a Polish sailor, writer, journalist, translator and the first Pole to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe on his yawl Opty.