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Adam Laxman

Finland-Swedish military officer and one of the first subjects of Imperial Russia to set foot in Japan

  • Fame49.9
  • Momentum7.6
  • Wikipedia1.6K
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Lived 1766–1806, aged 40
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    1766–1806
    Aged 40
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Updated 2026-08-19

Adam Kirillovich (Erikovich) Laxman was a Finnish–Swedish military officer and one of the first subjects of Imperial Russia to set foot in Japan. A lieutenant in the Imperial Russian military, he was commissioned to lead an expedition to Japan in 1791, returning two Japanese castaways to their home country in exchange for trade concessions from the Tokugawa shogunate. He was the son of Erik Laxmann.

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Momentum7.6
Historical10.5
Now attention42.1
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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