Jean Alexander Heinrich Clapier de Colongue
Jean Alexander Heinrich Clapier de Colongue , Russian Iwan Petrowitsch (de) Kolong ( Russian Иван Петрович Колонг , scientific transliteration Ivan Petrovič Kolong ; * February 22nd July / 6th March 1839 greg. In Dünaburg ; † May 13th July / May 26. 1901 greg. in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian scholar of navigation and major General of the Russian army .
Life
Jean Alexander Heinrich Clapier de came from the Baltic noble family of the Clapier de Colongue .
He is one of the founders of the theory of deviation of the magnetic compass . Clapier de Colongue invented the deflector named after him in 1875 . In addition, he developed guidelines for the compensation of ship compasses, which found international recognition. Clapier de Colongue was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences .
literature
- Robert Rosentreter , Dieter Flohr: Marine calendar of the GDR 1989 . Military Publishing House of the GDR, ISBN 3-327-00521-4 , p. 220.
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Jean Alexander Heinrich Clapier de Colongue. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Article Jean Alexander Heinrich Clapier de Colongue in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- Genealogical manual of the Estonian knighthood , part 2, 3: Estonia, volume 3, Görlitz, 1930, page 64
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| SURNAME | Clapier de Colongue, Jean Alexander Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kolong, Ivan Petrovich; Colong, Ivan Petrovich de; Колонг, Иван Петрович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian scholar of navigation and major general in the Russian army |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dünaburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1901 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |