Fyodor Matisen
Fyodor Matisen | |
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Matisen in Royal Navy uniform, 1900 | |
| Native name | Фёдор Матисен |
| Born | 1 June 1872 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 19 December 1921 (aged 49) Irkutsk, Russia |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1897–1917 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands | Russian polar expedition of 1900–1902 |
| Awards | Order of St. Vladimir |
Fyodor Andreyevich Matisen or Mathiesen (Russian: Фёдор Андреевич Матисен; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1872, – 19 December 1921) was an officer of the Russian Imperial Navy, hydrographer, and explorer.
Matisen explored and mapped wide areas of the coast of the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea in the Russian Arctic. He was a friend of Alexander Kolchak and a member of the Russian Geographical Society and the Russian Academy of Sciences.
After having been senior officer and second-in-command, Matisen became the captain of Polar ship Zarya during the last part of the Russian polar expedition of 1900–1902 led by Baron Eduard von Toll.