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Faddey Faddeyevich Bellingshausen or Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen (German pronunciation: [ˈfaːbi̯aːn ˈɡɔtliːp ˈbɛnjamiːn fɔn ˈbɛlɪŋsˌhaʊ̯zn̩]; 18 August [O.S. 9 August] 1778 – 25 January [O.S. 13 January] 1852) was a Russian cartographer, explorer, and naval officer of Baltic German descent, who attained the ...
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was a Russian explorer who led the second expedition to circumnavigate Antarctica (1819–21) and for whom the Bellingshausen Sea, an area of the Antarctic waters, was named.
Jan 25, 2020 · Learn about the life and achievements of Fabian von Bellingshausen, the Baltic German officer who led the first Russian expedition to the South Pole in 1819-1821. Discover how he sighted the edge of the Antarctic continent, circumnavigated it, and mapped new islands in the Pacific and Atlantic.
Faddey Faddeyevich Bellingshausen or Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen ( 18 August [ O.S. 9 August] 1778 – 25 January [ O.S. 13 January] 1852) was a Russian cartographer, explorer, and naval officer of Baltic German descent, who attained the rank of admiral.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (fäb´ēən gôt´lēp fôn bĕl´Ĭngzhou´zən), 1778–1852, Russian explorer, b. Sarema, Estonia. A graduate of the naval academy at Kronstadt, he commanded two ships on an extended voyage (1819–21) during which he circumnavigated Antarctica and named the Alexander I, Peter I, and Traversay islands.
Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen led the second expedition to circumnavigate Antarctica (1819–21). The Bellingshausen Sea, an area of the Antarctic waters, was named for him. Bellingshausen was born on August 18, 1778, in Ösel (now Saaremaa), Estonia, Russian Empire.
The man chosen to command the expedition was Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. Born in 1779, he began his naval career as a cadet at the age of 10, graduating from the Naval Academy at Kronstadt at the age of 18.
