Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676–1747) was a Swedishofficer and geographer of German origin who made important contributions to the cartography of Russia.
Philip Johan von Strahlenberg
Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, self-portrait on map.
Strahlenberg was born in Stralsund, which then belonged to Sweden, and his original name was Philip Johan Tabbert. He joined the Swedish army in 1694 and was promoted captain in 1703. In 1707, he was ennobled and took the name von Strahlenberg.
Taking part in the Great Northern War, he was captured by the victorious Russian forces during the Battle of Poltava in 1709. As a prisoner of war, he was sent to Tobolsk, where he lived from 1711 to 1721. During this time, he studied the geography of Siberia and the anthropology, languages and customs of its native tribes. After returning to Stockholm in 1730, he published his book Das Nord- und Ostliche Theil von Europa und Asia (North and Eastern Parts of Europe and Asia) with the results of his studies. The book was well received and soon translated into English, French and Spanish.
As part of his book, Strahlenberg and Johan Anton von Matérn drew new maps of all of Russia - a formidable task in itself. He also suggested a new border between the continents of Europe and Asia in Russian territory. This border follows the peaks of the Urals, then branches off westwards along a minor mountain range, follows the hilly west bank of Volga river downstream to the 49th degree of latitude and Don river thereon to the Black Sea.[1]Vasily Tatischev claimed that it was at his suggestion that Strahlenberg adopted the idea.[2] See Boundaries between continents for the current political and geographical debates about the Europe-Asia border.
Strahlenberg's book also extensively deals with the languages and customs of the Tatars, Yakuts, Chuvash, Crimean Tatars, Uzbeks, Bashkirs, Kyrgyz, Turkmen Tatars and Mongols. He also compiled and published a Kalmyk-German dictionary, subsequently issued with French and English translations. In writing about the shamanic rituals of the indigenous peoples of Siberia, he noted their use of the fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria).
In his later years, Strahlenberg wrote an extensive two-volume treatise on the history of Russia, which was published in French translation as Description Historique de l'Empire Russien (Historical Description of the Russian Empire) in 1757.
Strahlenberg's description of shamanic rituals [only two small references, this link is misleading]
January 10, 2023
philip, johan, strahlenberg, 1676, 1747, swedish, officer, geographer, german, origin, made, important, contributions, cartography, russia, self, portrait, birth, namephilip, johan, tabbertborn1676stralsunddied1747, aged, halmstadallegianceswedenbranchinfantry. Philip Johan von Strahlenberg 1676 1747 was a Swedish officer and geographer of German origin who made important contributions to the cartography of Russia Philip Johan von StrahlenbergPhilip Johan von Strahlenberg self portrait on map Birth namePhilip Johan TabbertBorn1676StralsundDied1747 aged 70 71 HalmstadAllegianceSwedenBranchInfantryYears of service1694 1746RankMajorBattles warsGreat Northern War Fraustadt 1706Holowczyn 1708Poltava 1709AwardsRaised to nobility in 1707Other workCartographerMap of Russia in 1725 drawn by Philip Johan von Strahlenberg and Johan Anton von Matern Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife EditStrahlenberg was born in Stralsund which then belonged to Sweden and his original name was Philip Johan Tabbert He joined the Swedish army in 1694 and was promoted captain in 1703 In 1707 he was ennobled and took the name von Strahlenberg Taking part in the Great Northern War he was captured by the victorious Russian forces during the Battle of Poltava in 1709 As a prisoner of war he was sent to Tobolsk where he lived from 1711 to 1721 During this time he studied the geography of Siberia and the anthropology languages and customs of its native tribes After returning to Stockholm in 1730 he published his book Das Nord und Ostliche Theil von Europa und Asia North and Eastern Parts of Europe and Asia with the results of his studies The book was well received and soon translated into English French and Spanish As part of his book Strahlenberg and Johan Anton von Matern drew new maps of all of Russia a formidable task in itself He also suggested a new border between the continents of Europe and Asia in Russian territory This border follows the peaks of the Urals then branches off westwards along a minor mountain range follows the hilly west bank of Volga river downstream to the 49th degree of latitude and Don river thereon to the Black Sea 1 Vasily Tatischev claimed that it was at his suggestion that Strahlenberg adopted the idea 2 See Boundaries between continents for the current political and geographical debates about the Europe Asia border Strahlenberg s book also extensively deals with the languages and customs of the Tatars Yakuts Chuvash Crimean Tatars Uzbeks Bashkirs Kyrgyz Turkmen Tatars and Mongols He also compiled and published a Kalmyk German dictionary subsequently issued with French and English translations In writing about the shamanic rituals of the indigenous peoples of Siberia he noted their use of the fly agaric mushroom Amanita muscaria In his later years Strahlenberg wrote an extensive two volume treatise on the history of Russia which was published in French translation as Description Historique de l Empire Russien Historical Description of the Russian Empire in 1757 The asteroid 15766 Strahlenberg is named after him Works EditDas Nord und Ostliche Theil von Europa und Asia 1730 English translation reprinted in 1970 under the title Russia Siberia and Great Tartary Description Historique de l Empire Russien 1757See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philip Johan von Strahlenberg Johan Gustaf RenatReferences Edit Philipp Johann von Strahlenberg 1730 Das Nord und Ostliche Theil von Europa und Asia in German Stockholm p 106 Istoriya granicy Archived from the original on 2007 03 13 Retrieved 2006 10 30 External links EditPhilip Johan von Strahlenberg in the German National Library catalogue Das Nord und Ostliche Theil von Europa und Asia Strahlenberg s description of shamanic rituals only two small references this link is misleading Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip Johan von Strahlenberg amp oldid 1127329318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
