Died 1846-02-15.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #death
Figure timeline
Otto von Kotzebue
Otto von Kotzebue was a Baltic German naval officer in the Imperial Russian Navy. He commanded two naval expeditions into the Pacific for the purposes of exploration and scientific investigation. The first expedition explored Oceania and the western coast of North America and passed through the Bering Strait in search of a passage across the Arctic Ocean. His second voyage was intended as a milita…
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
science · Explorer and officer of Russian Navy (1787–1846) · explorer · land owner · military personnel · traveler · military officer · scientist · also Otto von Kotzebue, Kotzebue
Born 30 December 1787 · Died 15 February 1846 · Q58828
6 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
2 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Update
- Update
1846· 1 entry
1823· 1 entry
Kotzebue, now a captain, was entrusted with the command of an expedition of two ships of war, the main object of which was to take reinforcements to Kamchatka and patrol the northwest American coast to protect Russian se
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1818· 1 entry
Bringing home a large collection of previously unknown plants and new ethnological information
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1817· 1 entry
Kotzebue discovered New Year Island
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1815· 1 entry
To find a passage across the Arctic Ocean and explore the less-known parts of Oceania
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1787· 1 entry
Born 1787-12-30.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth