Louis Palander | |
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Birth name | Adolf Arnold Louis Palander |
Born | Karlskrona, Sweden | 2 October 1842
Died | 7 August 1920 Djursholm, Sweden | (aged 77)
Allegiance | Sweden |
Service | Swedish Navy |
Years of service | 1864-1910 |
Rank | Admiral |
Awards | Founder's Medal (1880) Vega Medal (1882) |
Spouse(s) | Anna Katarina Grischotti |
Other work | Arctic explorer Minister for Naval Affairs (1901–05) |
Adolf Arnold Louis Palander af Vega (2 October 1842 – 7 August 1920) was a Swedish naval officer, mostly remembered as the captain on Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's Vega expedition, the first successful attempt to navigate the Northeast Passage.[2]