Andrey Vilkitsky

For islands and other geographic features called "Vilkitsky", see Vilkitsky (disambiguation).

Andrey Ippolitovich Vilkitsky (Russian: Андре́й Ипполи́тович Вильки́цкий; 13 June [O.S. 1 June] 1858 – 11 March [O.S. 26 February] 1913) was a Russian hydrographer and surveyor.[1] He was born in the Minsk Governorate. His son, Boris Vilkitsky followed up his father's work; the Vilkitsky Islands are named after him.

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  1. ^ Vasil'evič Kolčak, Aleksandr; Papov, Konstantīn Andreevīch; Ovčinnikov, Anton Zacharovič (1935), Varneck, Elena; Fisher, Harold Henry (eds.), The Testimony of Kolchak and Other Siberian Materials, Hoover press publications, vol. 10, Stanford University Press, p. 219
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