Matvey Muravyev

Matvey Muravyev
Born(1784-03-24)March 24, 1784
Luga, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 27, 1836(1836-09-27) (aged 52)
Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire
Occupation(s)Imperial Russian Navy
Russian-American Company

Matvey Ivanovich Muravyev (Russian: Матвей Иванович Муравьёв; March 24, 1784 – September 27, 1836) was a Russian explorer and officer of the Russian Imperial Navy. In 1820 he was appointed by the Russian-American Company as Chief Manager, based in present-day Alaska and responsible for the company's colonization and trading efforts. He was succeeded by Alexander Baranov.

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