Ludwig von Hagemeister
Ludwig von Hagemeister | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Governor of Russian America | |
| In office 11 January 1818 – 24 October 1818 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Andreyevich Baranov |
| Succeeded by | Semyon Yanovsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June [O.S. 5] 1780 Drostenhof, Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 January [O.S. 22 December 1833] 1834 (aged 53) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
Ludwig Karl August von Hagemeister (Russian: Лео́нтий Андриа́нович Гагеме́йстер; Leontij Andrianovic Gagemejster; 16 June [O.S. 5] 1780 – 3 January [O.S. 22 December 1833] 1834) was a Russian naval officer who held the rank of Captain of the 1st rank in the Imperial Russian Navy. He was a maritime explorer of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean, and served briefly in 1817-1818 as the second Chief Manager of the Russian-American Company.