Alexander von Middendorff
Baltic German explorer and scientist
Died when: 78 years 159 days (941 months)Star Sign: Leo
Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (Russian: ??????´??? ????????? ??´????????; tr. Aleksandr Fyodorovich Middendorf; 18 August 1815 – 24 January 1894) was a zoologist and explorer of Baltic German and Estonian extraction.
He is known for his expedition 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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