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Eduard von Toll

Eduard von Toll
Baron von Toll, c. 1900
Born14 March [O.S. 2 March] 1858
Disappeared26 October 1902 (aged 44)
East Siberian Sea
StatusMissing for 122 years and 2 months
NationalityBaltic German
Alma materImperial University of Dorpat
Occupation(s)Explorer
Geologist
Naturalist
Known forExploring the New Siberian Islands and leading the Russian polar expedition of 1900–1902 of the Sannikov Land
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Eduard Gustav Freiherr[1] von Toll (Russian: Эдуа́рд Васи́льевич Толль, romanizedEduárd Vasíl'evič Toll'; 14 March [O.S. 2 March] 1858 – 1902), better known in Russia as Eduard Vasilyevich Toll and often referred to as Baron von Toll, was a Russian geologist and Arctic explorer. He is most notable for leading the Russian polar expedition of 1900–1902 in search of the legendary Sannikov Land, a phantom island purported to lie off Russia's Arctic coast. During the expedition, Toll and a small party of explorers disappeared from Bennett Island, and their fate remains unknown to this day.[2]

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
  2. ^ "Exploration Mysteries: Eduard Von Toll » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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