Otto, K. - Oops

Japanese: オットー,K. - おっとー
Otto, K. - Oops

...His popular works, intended as entertainment, appealed to the tastes of the audience and became the most popular works of his time. His second son, Otto Evstaf'evich K. (1788-1846), was an explorer who circumnavigated the globe three times. He discovered several islands in the Marshall and Tuamotu Islands, surveyed the coastline of Alaska, and discovered Kotzebue Bay in the northwest.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Otto, K." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その娯楽性を意図した通俗的作品は,観客の趣味に迎合し,当代随一の人気を博した。 なお,次男のオットーOtto Evstaf’evich K.(1788‐1846)は探検家で,世界を3度周航。マーシャル,トゥアモトゥ両諸島のいくつかの島を発見し,アラスカの海岸線を測量して,北西部にコツェビュー湾を発見した。…

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