Stepan Krasheninnikov
(1711-1755)
Russian explorer, naturalist, and geographer
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Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov (Russian: Степа́н Петро́вич Крашени́нников; November 11 [O.S. October 31] 1711 – March 8 [O.S. February 25] 1755) was a Russian explorer of Siberia, naturalist and geographer who gave the first full description of Kamchatka in the early 18th century. He was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1745. The Krasheninnikov Volcano on Kamchatka is named in his honour.
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11 November 1711 Moscow
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8 March 1755 (aged 43) Saint Petersburg
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