Louis Palander

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Louis Palander
Birth nameAdolf Arnold Louis Palander
Born(1842-10-02)2 October 1842
Karlskrona, Sweden
Died7 August 1920(1920-08-07) (aged 77)
Djursholm, Sweden
AllegianceSweden
BranchSwedish Navy
Years of service1864-1910
RankAdmiral
AwardsFounder's Medal (1880)
Vega Medal (1882)
Spouse(s)Anna Katarina Grischotti
Other workArctic explorer
Minister for Naval Affairs (1901–05)

Adolf Arnold Louis Palander af Vega (2 October 1842 – 7 August 1920) was a Swedish naval officer, mostly remembered as the captain on Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's Vega expedition, the first successful attempt to navigate the Northeast Passage.

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