Platon Gamaleya

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yakovlevich and the family name is Gamaleya.

Platon Yakovlevich Gamaleya (Ukrainian: Плато́н Я́кович Гамалі́я; 1766–1817) was a Russian naval officer and navigation scientist of Ukrainian origin. Gamaleya Rock, a rock formation in Antarctica, is named after him.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Gamaleya Rock". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-18.


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