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Alexander von Middendorff

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Baltic German explorer and scientist (1815-1894)

ScientistsLived 1815 to 1894 · aged 78
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Alexander Theodor von Middendorff was a Russian zoologist and explorer of Baltic German and Estonian extraction. He was known for his expedition in 1843-45 to the extreme north and east of Siberia, describing the effects of permafrost on the spread of animals and plants.

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1888Karl Ernst von Baer medal
Patron’s Medal
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1815 to 1894 · aged 78
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