Bellingshausen Fabian Gottlieb von

Bel·lings·hau·sen

 (bĕl′ĭngz-hou′zən), Fabian Gottlieb von 1778-1852.

Russian naval officer and explorer who led an expedition that circumnavigated Antarctica (1819-1821).

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