Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Russia.

5 records1819–18215 events5 places

Chronological biography

1819

Vostok Expedition4 July 1819

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Kronstadt

Leaves Kronstadt commanding Vostok on the Russian Antarctic expedition with Mirny under Mikhail Lazarev

1820

Discovery of Antarctica27 January 1820

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Princess Martha Coast

Records sighting ice-covered Antarctic land during the Russian expedition, one of the earliest sightings of the continent

1821

Circumnavigation1821

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Antarctic

Completes the Russian circumnavigation of Antarctic waters during the Vostok and Mirny expedition of 1819-1821

Discovery of Peter I Island22 January 1821

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Peter I Island

Discovers and names Peter I Island during the Russian Antarctic expedition

Discovery of Alexander I Island29 January 1821

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Captain · Alexander I Island

Discovers Alexander I Island, one of the major land discoveries of the Russian Antarctic expedition

Titles and roles

Captain

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.