Matvey Muravyev | |
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Died | September 27, 1836 | (aged 52)
Occupation(s) | Imperial Russian Navy Russian-American Company |
Matvey Ivanovich Muravyev (Russian: Матвей Иванович Муравьёв; March 24, 1784 – September 27, 1836) was a Russian explorer and officer of the Russian Imperial Navy. In 1820 he was appointed by the Russian-American Company as Chief Manager, based in present-day Alaska and responsible for the company's colonization and trading efforts. He was succeeded by Alexander Baranov