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Stepan Glotov

Russian navigator

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Also known as Stephan Gavrilovich Glotov

Born: 1729
Died: May 5, 1769
Birthplace: Yarensk Uyezd
Place of death: Unimak Island
Citizenship: Russian Empire
Occupation: seafarer
Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian

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Stephan Gavrilovich Glotov was a Russian navigator, explorer, and fur trader. He was the first Russian captain to enter the waters of the eastern Aleutian Islands, and was the European discoverer of Kodiak Island and several other Alaskan islands.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Stepan
Family name: Glotov
Cause of death: scurvy
Manner of death: natural causes

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