Semyon Yanovsky | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Governor of Russian America | |
| In office October 24, 1818 – September 15, 1820 | |
| Preceded by | Ludwig von Hagemeister |
| Succeeded by | Matvey Muravyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1788 Glukhov, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 6, 1876 (aged 87) Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Spouse | Irina Baranova |
Semyon Ivanovich Yanovsky (Russian: Семён Иванович Яновский; April 15, 1788 – January 6, 1876) was a Russian naval officer who was appointed in late 1818 as Chief Manager of the Russian-American Company, serving into 1820. He had traveled to Kodiak Island with his commanding officer, Ludwig von Hagemeister, who appointed him to the post. The Russian-American Company conducted trading and colonization based in present-day Alaska. Yanovsky was replaced in 1820 by Matvey Ivanovich Muravyev, who had been selected by the Board of the RAC.
Weeks after the naval party reached Kodiak Island in 1817, Yanovsky married Irina Baranova, daughter of Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, the Chief Manager of the RAC since 1799. She was half-Aleut.