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<p> Russian explorer, born in Smolensk; joined the army, served against the Poles in 1861, and was appointed to [[Siberia]] in 1867; his first explorations were in the country S. of the Amur; in 1871-73 he travelled through Southern [[Mongolia]] from [[Pekin]] to the upper Yangtse-kiang region; thereafter his energies were devoted to Thibet; he made repeated unsuccessful attempts to reach Lhassa, exploring by the way the desert of Gobi and the upper Hoang-ho, and died finally at Karakol, in West Turkestan; he discovered the wild camel and wild horse, and brought back valuable zoological and botanical collections, which are now in St. Petersburg (1839-1888) </p> | <p> Russian explorer, born in Smolensk; joined the army, served against the Poles in 1861, and was appointed to [[Siberia]] in 1867; his first explorations were in the country S. of the Amur; in 1871-73 he travelled through Southern [[Mongolia]] from [[Pekin]] to the upper Yangtse-kiang region; thereafter his energies were devoted to Thibet; he made repeated unsuccessful attempts to reach Lhassa, exploring by the way the desert of Gobi and the upper Hoang-ho, and died finally at Karakol, in West Turkestan; he discovered the wild camel and wild horse, and brought back valuable zoological and botanical collections, which are now in St. Petersburg (1839-1888) </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_78391"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/prejevalski,+nicholas Nicholas Prejevalski from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_78391"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/prejevalski,+nicholas Nicholas Prejevalski from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 15 October 2021
Nicholas Prejevalski [1]
Russian explorer, born in Smolensk; joined the army, served against the Poles in 1861, and was appointed to Siberia in 1867; his first explorations were in the country S. of the Amur; in 1871-73 he travelled through Southern Mongolia from Pekin to the upper Yangtse-kiang region; thereafter his energies were devoted to Thibet; he made repeated unsuccessful attempts to reach Lhassa, exploring by the way the desert of Gobi and the upper Hoang-ho, and died finally at Karakol, in West Turkestan; he discovered the wild camel and wild horse, and brought back valuable zoological and botanical collections, which are now in St. Petersburg (1839-1888)
