Ivan Visin
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Ivan Visin | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 August 1868 Prčanj, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary | (aged 61)
Occupation | Naval captain |
Ivan "Ivo" Visin (3 November 1806 – 17 August 1868) was a naval captain of the Austro-Hungarian Navy and an explorer.
Biography[]
Visin was born in Prčanj, then under occupation of the French Empire. On request of the government of the Habsburg monarchy, he became the first Croat circumnavigated the globe in a vessel called Splendido between 1852 and 1859.[1] The journey started in Antwerp and ended successfully in Trieste. The ship was 30 m long with 311 tonnes of cargo. For this undertaking of historical importance for the empire, he had been decorated with a flag of honour by the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef. The trophy is on display in Birth of Our Lady church in Prčanj. Later, Visin became an honorary citizen of Trieste.
References[]
- ^ "Na današnji dan kapetan Ivo Visin krenuo na put oko svijeta (1852.)". Boka News. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
Categories:
- 1806 births
- 1868 deaths
- Croats of Montenegro
- People from Prčanj
- Croatian explorers
- Montenegrin explorers
- Circumnavigators of the globe
- Recipients of the Order of Franz Joseph
- Explorer stubs