Mikhail Venyukov (1832-1901) - Russian explorer and geographer military , Major-General .
He was born on June 23, 1832 in the village of Nikitinsky , education in the Noble shelf. According to the officer Venyukov a course of St. Petersburg University in 1856 and graduated from the Imperial Military Academy . All further his work was devoted to travel for scientific purposes . In the 1857-1863 years. Venyukov traveled the Amur , Ussuri , Trans-Baikal region , Issyk -Kul , the Tien - Shan, Altai and Caucasus , in 1861, promoted to the majors . Then he served in Poland , Chairman of the peasant question . In the 1868-1869 years. He embarked on a world tour , with those treated with special attention to China and Japan. 1874 Venyukov held in Asiatic Turkey , in 1876 , promoted to major general in the 80 's. He visited Algeria , Tunisia, Senegal and the Gambia , the coast of Brazil , and Uruguay, as well as the islands of the Antilles archipelago. The result of these trips were numerous published works geographical and military- geographical nature .