Russian explorer (1776–1831)
Vasily Mikhailovich Golovnin (Russian: Василий Михайлович Головнин; 19 April [O.S. 8 April] 1776, Gulyniki, Ryazan Oblast – 11 July [O.S. 29 June] 1831, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian navigator, Vice Admiral, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1818).[1][2][3]
- ^ Lévesque, Rodrigue (2001). History of Micronesia: Russian expeditions, 1808-1827 p.495 Quebec: Levesque
- ^ Vasilli Golovnin, Ella Lury Wiswell, trans. (1979). Around the world on the Kamchatka, 1817-1819, p xx-xxii, xxvi Honolulu: Hawaiian Historical Soc.
- ^ Dunmore, John (1991). Who's who in Pacific navigation, p. 118 Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press