author
Otto von Kotzebue
1787–1846
An adventurous naval explorer who circled the globe and helped map the Pacific, he is remembered for voyages that mixed discovery with science. His travels took him from Alaska to Oceania and left his name on places such as Kotzebue Sound.
2 Audiobooks
A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2
by Otto von Kotzebue
A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1
by Otto von Kotzebue
About the author
Born in Reval, now Tallinn, on December 30, 1787, Otto von Kotzebue was a Baltic German officer in the Imperial Russian Navy. He became known as a skilled navigator and explorer, and he completed three circumnavigations of the world during a period when long sea voyages were expanding European knowledge of the Pacific.
Kotzebue sailed with Adam Johann von Krusenstern on the Russian expedition of 1803–1806, then later commanded major expeditions of his own. His 1815–1818 voyage aboard the Rurik combined exploration with scientific work and helped chart parts of the Alaskan coast and the Pacific. He is also associated with the naming of Kotzebue Sound in Alaska, and with discoveries in island groups across the Pacific.
He died in Reval on February 15, 1846. Today he is remembered not just as a naval officer, but as one of the early nineteenth century figures who connected travel, mapping, and natural history in a single career.