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Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Adam Johann Ritter von (knight of) Krusenstern (born November 19, 1770 in Hagudi, close to Rapla, Estonia (then a part of the Russian Empire), died August 24, 1846 in Kiltsi, Estonia) was the Russian admiral and explorer who in 1803-1806 led the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth. In Russia, Krusenstern is known as Ivan Fedorovich Kruzenshtern (Đван Фёдорович КрŃзенŃтерн).
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