Michael Reinecke

Michael Reinecke
Michael Reinecke
Born(1801-11-20)20 November 1801
Grothusenshof, Livland Governorate, Russian Empire
Died16 April 1859(1859-04-16) (aged 57)
Frankfurt am Main, German Confederation
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service / branchImperial Russian Navy
Years of service1814 – 1857
RankVice-admiral
AwardsOrder of St. Anna (3rd degree), Demidov Prize

Michael Franzevich von[a] Reinecke (Russian: Михаил Францевич Рейнеке; 10 November 1801 – 16 April 1859), better known as Mikhail Reyneke, was a Russian vice-admiral and hydrographer.[1][2] During his service in the Imperial Russian Navy, Reinecke extensively documented the White Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Barents Sea for the Russian Hydrographic Service, and determined the sea level measurement that became standardized throughout Russia.


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  1. ^ "BBLD – Reinken (Reineke), Michael v." BHK. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  2. ^ RUМихаил Францевич Рейнеке, 1801–1859