Contemporaries
Nikolai Przhevalsky
Geography · Central Asian exploration
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- 1867–1888
A geographer, explorer and army officer who investigated the Ussuri region and extensive parts of Central Asia. His expeditions improved maps, described environments and assembled zoological, botanical and mineral collections. Travel publications introduced scientific audiences to Mongolia and the deserts and mountain regions of Tibet. Supported by the Russian Geographical Society, he produced material widely used in geography and cartography.
- Life
- 1839–1888
- Timeline period
- 1867–1888: research expeditions and preparations for his final journey
- Early expeditions
- Ussuri region: 1867–1869; Central Asia: 1870–1873