Vladimir Arsenyev | |
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Владимир Клавдиевич Арсеньев | |
![]() Arsenyev in 1917 | |
Born | |
Died | September 4, 1930 | (aged 57)
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Vladimir Military School |
Occupation | Explorer |
Years active | 1906-1930 |
Known for | exploring Russian Far East |
Awards | Order of Saint Vladimir, Order of Saint Anna, Order of Saint Stanislaus, Medal for China Campaign, Russo-Japanese War Medal, Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the 1812 War", Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Romanov dynasty" |
Vladimir Klavdiyevich Arsenyev, FRGS (Russian: Влади́мир Кла́вдиевич Арсе́ньев; 10 September 1872 – 4 September 1930) was a Russian explorer of the Far East who recounted his travels in a series of books — "По Уссурийскому Краю" ("Along the Ussuri land") (1921) and "Дерсу Узала" ("Dersu Uzala") (1923) — telling of his military journeys to the Ussuri basin with Dersu Uzala, a native hunter, from 1902 to 1907. He was the first to describe numerous species of Siberian flora and the lifestyles of native ethnic peoples.[1]