Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen (1778-1852) served as a naval officer of the Russian Empire and commanded the second Russian expedition to circumnavigate the globe. During this expedition Bellingshausen became one of three people to first see the continent of Antarctica. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 74.
Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen (1778-1852) served as a naval officer of the Russian Empire and commanded the second Russian expedition to circumnavigate the globe. During this expedition Bellingshausen became one of three people to first see the continent of Antarctica. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 74.