Maria Pronchishcheva

Maria Pronchishcheva (right) and her husband. Forensic facial reconstruction

Maria Pronchishcheva (Russian: Мария Прончищева; before 1713 – 23 September [O.S. 12 September] 1736), also known as Tatiana Fyodorovna Pronchishcheva (Russian: Татьяна Фёдоровна Прончищева),[1] was a Russian explorer. She is considered the first female polar explorer.

  1. ^ "Первая полярная путешественница Татьяна Федоровна Прончищева (1713-1736)" [The first female polar explorer Tatyana Fyodorovna Pronchishcheva (1713-1736)] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2009-04-22.