Matvei Gedenshtrom

Matvei Gedenshtrom
Born1780 (1780)
Riga
Died1845 (aged 65)
Khaidukovo near Tomsk
OccupationExplorer

Mathias or Matthias Hedenström (Swedish; 1780 – 2 October [O.S. 20 September] 1845), also known by his Russian name Matvei Matveyevich Gedenshtrom (Матвей Матвеевич Геденштром), was a Russian explorer of Northern Siberia, writer, and public servant.

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