Vladimir Arsenyev

Vladimir Arsenyev
Владимир Клавдиевич Арсеньев
Arsenyev in 1917
Born(1872-09-10)10 September 1872
Died4 September 1930(1930-09-04) (aged 57)
NationalityRussian
Alma materVladimir Military School
OccupationExplorer
Years active1906-1930
Known forexploring Russian Far East
AwardsOrder of Saint Vladimir, Order of Saint Anna, Order of Saint Stanislaus, Medal for China Campaign, Russo-Japanese War Medal, Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the 1812 War", Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Romanov dynasty"

Vladimir Klavdiyevich Arsenyev, FRGS (Russian: Влади́мир Кла́вдиевич Арсе́ньев; 10 September 1872 – 4 September 1930) was a Russian explorer of the Far East who recounted his travels in a series of books—Po Ussuriyskomu krayu (По Уссурийскому краю, "Along the Ussuri land," 1921) and Dersu Uzala (Дерсу Узала, "Dersu Uzala," 1923)—telling of his military journeys to the Ussuri basin with Dersu Uzala, a native hunter, from 1902 to 1907. He was the first to describe numerous species of Siberian flora and the lifestyles of the local ethnic groups.