Matvei Gedenshtrom

Matvei Gedenshtrom
Born1780 (1780)
Riga
Died1845 (aged 65)
Khaidukovo near Tomsk[1]
OccupationExplorer

Mathias or Matthias Hedenström (Swedish; 1780 – 2 October [O.S. 20 September] 1845), also known by his Russian name Matvei Matveyevich Gedenshtrom (Матвей Матвеевич Геденштром), was a Russian explorer of Northern Siberia, writer, and public servant.

  1. ^ Nordenskiöld, Adolf Erik (1881). The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe: with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old world. Vol. 2. London: Macmillan and Co. p. 205 – via Internet Archive.