Otto von Kotzebue

Otto von Kotzebue (Russian: О́тто Евста́фьевич Коцебу́; 30 December 1787 – 15 February 1846) is a Baltic German naval officer in the Imperial Russian Navy. He commands two naval expeditions into the Pacific for the purposes of exploration and scientific investigation. The first expedition explores Oceania and the western coast of North America and passes through the Bering Strait in search of a passage across the Arctic Ocean. His second voyage is intended as a military resupply mission to Kamchatka but again includes significant explorations of the west coast of North America and Oceania.