Grigory Shelikhov

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Grigory Shelikhov was an 18th-century Russian seafarer and fur trader who played a key role in establishing Russian presence and settlements in Alaska.

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instanceOf Russian Empire person
explorer
fur trader
human
seafarer
areaOfActivity Alaska NERFINISHED
Kodiak Island NERFINISHED
North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Russian Far East NERFINISHED
Siberia NERFINISHED
burialPlace Irkutsk NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 18th century
coFounded Shelikhov-Golikov Company NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
countryOfDeath Russian Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1747
dateOfDeath 1795
ethnicGroup Russian
familyName Shelikhov NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork exploration of Alaska
fur trade
maritime trade
founded Russian settlement on Kodiak Island
Three Saints Bay settlement NERFINISHED
givenName Grigory NERFINISHED
hasMonumentIn Irkutsk NERFINISHED
hasNamesake geographical features in Alaska
town of Shelekhov in Irkutsk Oblast
influenced formation of the Russian-American Company
languageSpoken Russian
legacy considered one of the founders of Russian America
name Grigory Shelikhov NERFINISHED
notableFor co-founding the Shelikhov-Golikov Company
establishing Russian presence in Alaska
founding Russian settlements in Alaska
occupation explorer
fur trader
merchant
seafarer
partnerInBusinessWith Ivan Golikov NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Rylsk NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Irkutsk NERFINISHED
religion Russian Orthodox Church
sexOrGender male
significantEvent established first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska
organized expedition to Alaska in the 1780s
spouse Natalya Shelikhova NERFINISHED
usedShip Three Saints NERFINISHED

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Russian Alaska exploredBy Grigory Shelikhov