Pyotr Fyodorovich Anjou | |
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 Admiral Pyotr Anjou | |
| Native name | Пётр Фёдорович Анжу |
| Born | (1796-02-15)February 15, 1796 Vyshny Volochyok, Russia |
| Died | October 12, 1869(1869-10-12) (aged 73) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Branch |  Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1815–1865 |
| Rank | Admiral |
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| Awards | Order of St. George |
Pyotr Fyodorovich Anjou orAnzhu (Russian:Пётр Фёдорович Анжу; 26 February [O.S. 15 February] 1796 – 24 October [O.S. 12 October] 1869) was anArctic explorer and anadmiral of theImperial Russian Navy.[1]
Anjou's grandfather was aFrench Huguenot who entered the service of Russia in the middle of the 18th century.[2] His father became a Russian citizen and worked as a doctor. Anjou was born inVyshny Volochyok, nearTver. He graduated from theMarine Cadet Corps.
As alieutenant, Anjou was given a task to describe the northern coast ofSiberia in 1820. He and his assistants (P.Ilyin,I. Berezhnykh, and A. Figurin) described the coastline and the islands between the riversOlenyok andIndigirka and made a map of theNew Siberian Islands.[1]
In 1825–1826, Anjou participated in describing the northeastern coast of theCaspian Sea and the western coast of theAral Sea. He distinguished himself in theBattle of Navarino as a lieutenant of the line of battle ship "Gangut".[1]
Later on, he held a few commanding posts and also served in administrative and scientific establishments of theRussian Admiralty. One of the groups of the New Siberian Islands bears Anjou's name (theAnjou Islands).[1]
In October 1828, Anjou married married Ksenia Ivanovna Loginova (24 January 1807 (O.S.) - 1870); she was the adoptive daughter of Admiral Pyotr Rikord, the Russian governor of Kamchatka. In January 1822, she had married the explorer John Dundas Cochrane, and travelled back to London with him. But he died in South America in August 1825, and in 1827 Ksenia returned to Russia. Anjou and Ksenia had six children, one of whom (also named Pyotr, b.1836) was later an Arctic explorer in his own right.
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