Yevfimiy Putyatin

Yevfimiy Vasilyevich Putyatin
Admiral Yevfimiy Putyatin
Born(1803-11-08)8 November 1803
Novgorod, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died16 October 1883(1883-10-16) (aged 79)
Paris, France
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service/branch Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service1822–1861
RankAdmiral
Battles/wars
AwardsOrder of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir
Order of St. Stanislav
Order of Saint Anna

Yevfimiy Vasilyevich Putyatin (‹See Tfd›Russian: Евфи́мий Васи́льевич Путя́тин; 8 November 1803 – 16 October 1883), also known as Euphimius Putiatin,[1] was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy. His diplomatic mission to Japan resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Shimoda in 1855, for which he was made a count. His mission to China in 1858 resulted in the Russian Treaty of Tianjin.