Vladimir Arsenyev
Vladimir Arsenyev | |
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Владимир Арсеньев | |
Arsenyev in 1917 | |
| Born | 10 September 1872 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 4 September 1930 (aged 57) Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Vladimir Military School |
| Occupation | Explorer |
| Years active | 1906–1930 |
| Known for | exploring Russian Far East |
| Awards | Order of Saint Vladimir Order of Saint Anna Order of Saint Stanislaus Medal for China Campaign Russo-Japanese War Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the 1812 War" Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Romanov dynasty" |
Vladimir Klavdiyevich Arsenyev, FRGS (Russian: Влади́мир Кла́вдиевич Арсе́ньев; 10 September 1872 – 4 September 1930) was a Russian explorer of the Far East who recounted his travels in a series of books—Po Ussuriyskomu krayu (По Уссурийскому краю, "Along the Ussuri land," 1921) and Dersu Uzala (Дерсу Узала, "Dersu Uzala," 1923)—telling of his military journeys to the Ussuri basin with Dersu Uzala, a native hunter, from 1902 to 1907. He was the first to describe numerous species of Siberian flora and the lifestyles of the local ethnic groups.