Adam Laxman (nonfiction)

From Gnomon Chronicles
Revision as of 07:37, 24 September 2019 by Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Adam Kirillovich''' ('''Erikovich''') '''Laxman''' (Russian: Адам Кириллович (Эрикович) Лаксман) (1766 – 1806?) was a Finnish–Swedish milit...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Adam Kirillovich (Erikovich) Laxman (Russian: Адам Кириллович (Эрикович) Лаксман) (1766 – 1806?) was a Finnish–Swedish military officer and one of the first subjects of Imperial Russia to set foot in Japan. A lieutenant in the Imperial Russian military, he was commissioned to lead an expedition to Japan in 1791, returning two Japanese castaways to their home country in exchange for trade concessions from the Tokugawa shogunate. He was the son of Erik Laxman.

Retrieved from "https://gnomonchronicles.com/w/index.php?title=Adam_Laxman_(nonfiction)&oldid=43495"