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Friedrich Parrot
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Baltic German explorer (1791-1841)
OverviewAI-generated
Friedrich Parrot was a German-speaking explorer, physicist, university teacher, and physician born in Karlsruhe in 1791. He held citizenship in the Russian Empire and worked as a member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. His professional life included employment at the Imperial University of Dorpat, where he also received his education alongside his time at Riga State Gymnasium No.1. He achieved the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences and focused his work on natural history.
Parrot was also a mountaineer who resided in Germany at various points. He authored two works, including *Reise in Den Pyrenäen* and *Reise Zum Ararat, Erster Teil*. He died in Tartu in 1841 and is buried at Raadi cemetery. His father was Georg Friedrich Parrot. He is described in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok* and the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Reise in Den Pyrenäen
- Reise Zum Ararat, Erster Teil
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1791-10-14 ) 14 October 1791, Karlsruhe , Margraviate of Baden , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 15 January [ O.S. 3 January ] 1841 (aged 49), Dorpat , Kreis Dorpat , Governorate of Livonia , Russian Empire , (present-day Tartu, Tartu County , Estonia )
- Alma mater
- Imperial University of Dorpat
- Known for
- First recorded ascent of Mount Ararat
- Fields
- Natural history , Physics
- Institutions
- Imperial University of Dorpat
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ivan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Karlsruhe
- Place of death
- Tartu
- Father
- Georg Friedrich Parrot
- Occupation
- naturalist
- Position held
- rector
- Educated at
- Riga State Gymnasium No.1
- Employer
- Imperial University of Dorpat
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Sciences
- Field of work
- natural history
- Sport
- mountaineering
- Image
- Friedrich Parrot.jpg
- Residence
- Germany
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- date of birth
- 1791-10-14
- date of death
- 1841-01-15
- member of
- Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
- place of burial
- Raadi cemetery
- name in native language
- Johann Jakob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot
- Commons category
- Friedrich Parrot
- civil rank
- State Councillor
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Johann Jacob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot (14 October 1791 – 15 January [O.S. 3 January] 1841) was a Baltic German naturalist, explorer, and mountaineer, who lived and worked in Tartu, Estonia in what was then the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. A pioneer of Russian and Estonian scientific mountaineering, Parrot is best known for leading the first expedition to the summit of Mount Ararat in recorded history.
Early career
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