Ilya Voznesensky
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Ilya Gavrilovich Voznesensky (, also
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as Ilia or Il'ia Voznesenskii or Wosnesenski; June 19, 1816 – May 18, 1871) was a Russian explorer and naturalist associated with the
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who collected biological specimens and cultural artifacts from the
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and North and South America, known especially for his ten-year expedition in
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(parts of present-day
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and
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), which he explored from 1839 to 1849. The expedition collected around 400 previously unknown species of plant and animals, and established the world's largest collection of ethnological artifacts of Russian America. After the expedition, Voznesensky was appointed custodian of the Zoological Museum in St. Petersburg. Voznesensky was a corresponding member of the
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and one of the founders of the
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. He was awarded the
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, third class, in 1856.


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* * 1816 births 1871 deaths People from Saint Petersburg 19th-century explorers from the Russian Empire Scientists from Saint Petersburg Biologists from the Russian Empire {{Russia-scientist-stub