Shelikhov, G. I. (Grigorii Ivanovich), 1747-1795
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na10The voyage of Gregory Shelekhof, a Russian merchant from Okhotzk, on the eastern ocean, to the coast of America, in the years 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, and his return to Russia
The voyage of Gregory Shelekhof, a Russian merchant from Okhotzk, on the eastern ocean, to the coast of America, in the years 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, and his return to Russiaessay 1795
- Summary
- Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov was a Russian seafarer, merchant, and fur trader who established a permanent settlement in Alaska. He and his forces were responsible for the 1784 Awa'uq Massacre. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][3][4]
- Unknown [2]
- Born
- 1747 [2][4]
- Birth Place
- Rylsk [4]
- Died
- 1795 [2]
- 1795-07-20 [4]
- Death Place
- Irkutsk [4]
- Country
- Russia (Federation) [2]
- Occupation
- explorer [4]
- businessperson [4]
- trader [4]
- founder [4]
- seafarer [4]
- traveler [4]
- Profession
- Entdecker [2]
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [4]
- American National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [4]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Library of Congress
- 4. Wikidata
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