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Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke

Russian admiral (1797–1882)

Friedrich Benjamin Graf von Lütke (Russian: Фёдор Петрович Литке, romanized: Fyodor Petrovich Litke; 28 September [O.S. 17 September] 1797 – 20 August [O.S. 8 August] 1882) was a Russian navigator, geographer, and Arctic explorer. He became a count in 1866, and an admiral in 1855.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 28, 1797, died Aug 20, 1882.¹

About

He was a corresponding member (1829), honorable member (1855), and president (1864) of the Russian Academy of Science in St. Petersburg. He was also an Honorable Member of many other Russian and foreign scientific establishments, and a corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.

From Wikipedia’s article on Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Russian Academy of SciencesChair 1864 to 1882¹¹

Career

Occupation: land owner, military personnel, geographer, discoverer, traveler, military officer, admiral, naval officer.⁵

1864 to 1882Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences⁴
Date not recordedMember of the State Council of the Russian Empire³

Personal life

BornSep 28, 1797, Saint Petersburg⁶
DiedAug 20, 1882, Saint Petersburg⁷
CitizenshipRussian Empire⁸
SpouseJulie Lütke⁹

Awards

1836Demidov Prize¹⁰
Date not recordedCross of St. George¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Alexander Nevsky¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna, 1st class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna, 2nd class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna, 3rd class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of St. Andrew¹⁰

More awards (6)

Date not recordedOrder of St. George¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir, 1st class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir, 2nd class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir, 3rd class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of St. Vladimir, 4th class¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of the White Eagle¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke on Wikidata
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WikipediaFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke on Wikipedia
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WikidataFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke: Member of the State Council of the Russian Empire, on Wikidata
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WikidataFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke: Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataRussian Academy of Sciences, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke photo by Sergey Lvovich Levitsky, Public domain