Nikolay Ivanovich Ashinov
Russian explorer and adventurer, 19th century / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nikolay Ivanovich Ashinov (also Achinov or Atchinoff, Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Ашинов) (1856[1]-1902[2]) was a Cossack,[3] burgess of Penza[4] and adventurer-traveler.[4] He was also a Russian amateur linguist who published “The Abyssinian alphabet and the initial Abyssinian-Russian dictionary” (Russian: Абиссинскую азбуку и начальный абиссино-русский словарь) as well as the commanding officer of the Sagallo expedition in Abyssinia. His deeds contributed to a political and ecclesiastic rapprochement of this Christian country with the Russian Empire. Furthermore, Achinov participated in Nikolay Leontiev's colonial expeditions in the Horn of Africa.
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Nikolay Ivanovich Ashinov | |
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Born | 1859 |
Died | 1902 |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Explorer |
Known for | Russian exploration in Ethiopia and in the Gulf of Tadjoura |
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