Friedrich von Lütke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Friedrich von Lütke

Russian admiral

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1797

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 28-Aug-1882

Profession: writer, military personnel, land owner, hydrographer, explorer, seafarer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Friedrich von Lütke

  • Friedrich Benjamin Graf von Lütke (Russian: ????? ?????´??? ??´???, Fyodor Petrovich Litke; 28 September [O.S.
  • 17 September] 1797 – 20 August [O.S.
  • 8 August] 1882), more commonly known by his Russian name Fyodor Litke, was a Baltic German navigator, geographer, and Arctic explorer.
  • He became a count in 1866, and an admiral in 1855.
  • He was a corresponding member (1829), Honorable Member (1855), and President (1864) of the Russian Academy of Science in St.
  • Petersburg.
  • He was also an Honorable Member of many other Russian and foreign scientific establishments, and a corresponding member of the French Academy of Science in Paris.

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