Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was born on September 20, 1778 and died on January 13, 1852. Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen would have been 73 years old at the time of death or 236 years old today.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen died on January 13, 1852 at the age of 73.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was born on September 20, 1778.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was born on September 20, 1778.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen died on January 13, 1852 at the age of 73.
Mikhail Lazarev and Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820.
Mikhail Lazarev and Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen who discovered Antarctica, Mikhail Somov, and Pavel Senko
The southern continent, Antarctica, was discovered by the Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev in 1820.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen led the first Russian expedition to Antarctica in 1819-1821 to explore and map the region. The primary objectives were to gather scientific data, expand Russian geographical knowledge, and search for new lands. The expedition also aimed to study the natural history and climate of Antarctica.
Fabian Gottlieb von Osten-Sacken died in 1837.
Fabian Gottlieb von Osten-Sacken was born in 1752.
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (a captain in the Russian Imperial Navy) first sighted Antarctica on January 27, 1820. On that day the two-ship expedition led by Von Bellingshausen reached a point within 20 mi of the Antarctic mainland.