Stepan Makarov
Stepan Osipovich Makarov (Russian: Степа́н О́сипович Мака́ров; 8 January 1849 – 13 April 1904) was a Russian vice-admiral, a highly accomplished and decorated commander of the Imperial Russian Navy, an oceanographer, awarded by the Russian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. Makarov also designed a small number of ships. The town of Shiritoru on Sakhalin island, was renamed Makarov in 1946 in his honor.
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