Laksman, EG

…After graduating from the Military Academy, he served as the garrison commander of Gizinsk on the northern coast of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk from 1786 to 1795. His father was the Finnish naturalist Erik (Kirill) Gustavovich Laksman (1737-1796), who is known for his close friendship with the Japanese castaway Kodayu Daikokuya and others while living in Irkutsk. In 1791, thanks to his father Erik's efforts, the Russian government allowed Kodayu and others to return to Russia and attempted to establish trade relations with Japan. Adam, the second son, was appointed as an envoy on his father's recommendation. …

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…陸軍士官学校卒業後，1786年から95年までオホーツク海北岸のギジンスクの守備隊長をつとめた。父親はフィンランド出身の博物学者エリク･ラクスマンErik(Kirill) Gustavovich Laksman(1737‐96)で，イルクーツク居住中，日本人漂流民大黒屋光太夫らと親しく交際したことで知られる。1791年父エリクの奔走によってロシア政府が光太夫らの帰国を許すとともに日本との通商関係の樹立を企てたとき，次男アダムは父の推薦によって使節に任じられた。…

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