Alexey Nagayev

• Name — Alexey Ivanovich Nagayev • Native Name — Алексей Иванович Нагаев • Born — 17 March 1704 • Died — 8 January 1781 • Birthplace — Sertyakino, Tsardom of Russia • Place of death — Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire • Allegiance — Tsardom of Russia Russian Empire • Rank — Admiral • Branch — Russian Empire • Commands — 32-gun frigates "Chevalier" and "Mercurius" 66-gun ship "Fridemaker" Russian Hydrographic Service • Awards — Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky Order of Saint Anna

Born in a family of the lesser nobility, he graduated from the Saint Petersburg Naval Academy and later found employment there. During the Seven Years' War Nagayev headed the hydrographic expedition to the Prussian shores. He also compiled the first atlases of the Bering Sea and Baltic Sea, which were published in 1752. Despite the absence of a meridian grid, Nagayev's maps were used for a further fifty years. In 1764-65 Nagayev became the supreme commander of the Kronstadt port. He was promoted to the rank of admiral in 1769. • Illustration — Nagayev by Aleksandr A. Fomin (1824), Hermitage

Alexander Nevsky and Order of Saint Anna. Recorded as military personnel, cartographer and hydrographer. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Aleksei Nagaev and Alexey Ivanovich Nagayev. His recorded language was Russian.