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Eduard von Toll | |
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 Baron von Toll, c. 1900 | |
| Born | 14 March [O.S. 2 March] 1858 |
| Disappeared | 26 October 1902 (aged 44) East Siberian Sea |
| Status | Missing for 121 years, 11 months and 27 days |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
| Alma mater | Imperial University of Dorpat |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer Geologist Naturalist |
| Known for | Exploring the New Siberian Islands and leading the Russian polar expedition of 1900–1902 of the Sannikov Land |
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Eduard Gustav Freiherr[1] von Toll (Russian: Эдуа́рд Васи́льевич Толль, romanized: Eduárd Vasíl'evič Toll'; 14 March [O.S. 2 March] 1858 – 1902), better known in Russia as Eduard Vasilyevich Toll and often referred to as Baron von Toll, was a Russian geologist and Arctic explorer. He is most notable for leading the Russian polar expedition of 1900–1902 in search of the legendary Sannikov Land, a phantom island purported to lie off Russia's Arctic coast. During the expedition, Toll and a small party of explorers disappeared from Bennett Island, and their fate remains unknown to this day.[2]
- ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
- ^ "Exploration Mysteries: Eduard Von Toll » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.