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Adam Laxman

Finland-Swedish military officer and one of the first subjects of Imperial Russia to set foot in Japan · Russia · Historical Figures · Lived 1766 to 1806 · aged 40

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Adam Kirillovich (Erikovich) Laxman was a Finnish-Swedish military officer and one of the first subjects of Imperial Russia to set foot in Japan.

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Daikokuya Kōdayū (大黒屋光太夫) and Isokichi (磯吉): two Japanese castaways returned by Adam Laxman in 1792.Daikokuya Kōdayū (大黒屋光太夫) and Isokichi (磯吉): two Japanese castaways returned by Adam Laxman in 1792.Adam Laxman, from a 1793 Japanese painting of members of his expedition (Hakodate City Central Library)Adam Laxman, from a 1793 Japanese painting of members of his expedition (Hakodate City Central Library)

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Father: Erik Laxman

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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.

Country
Russia
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1766 to 1806 · aged 40

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