| LC control no. | no2012054979 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Orel, Eduard von, 1841-1892 |
| Variant(s) | Von Orel, Eduard, 1841-1892 |
| See also | Officer of: Admiral Tegetthoff (Ship) |
| Associated place | Trieste (Italy) Vis Island (Croatia) Sacrificios Island (Mexico) Middle East Arctic regions Franz Josef Land (Russia) Northeast Passage Barents Sea Lokrum Island (Croatia) Cape Fligely (Franz Josef Land, Russia) |
| Located | Pula (Croatia) |
| Birth date | 1841-08-05 |
| Death date | 1892-02-05 |
| Place of birth | Nový Jičín (Czech Republic) |
| Place of death | Miramare (Italy) |
| Field of activity | Naval art and science Discoveries in geography Hydography Painting |
| Affiliation | Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Kriegsmarine Admiral Tegetthoff (Ship) Österreichisch-Ungarische Polarexpedition (1872-1874) Orden der Eisernen Krone |
| Profession or occupation | Navies--Officers Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Kriegsmarine--Officers Explorers Painters |
| Found in | Eduard Ritter von Orel, 1977: p. 15, etc. (Eduard Orel; b. Aug. 5, 1841 in Neutitschein in Mähren; d. Feb. 5, 1892) Eduard Ritter von Orel (1841-1892) und die Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpopolar-Expedition, 2010: pages 15-16 (Eduard Orel, born 5 August 1841 in Neutitschein; childhood languages German and Czech, learned Italian in naval service; joined navy in Trieste in 1861) pages 47-49 (ended active service with the navy (k.k. Kriegsmarine in 1876; appointed steward of Castle Miramar [Miramare], north of Trieste, 1877; ennobled, 1879, as Eduard von Orel; died 5 February 1892 in Miramar and was buried in Barcola; knight (Ritter) of several orders including the Orden der Eisernen Krone Dritter Klasse (Order of the Iron Crown Third Class), which gave him a claim to nobility) German Wikipedia, February 12, 2020 (Eduard von Orel (born 5 August 1841 in Neutitschein; died 5. February 1892 in Miramar); Austrian naval officer and polar explorer; joined navy 1 May 1861; took part in the naval battle of Lissa, 20 July 1866; as officer of steamer Elisabeth, in 1866-1868 traveled from Trieste to Sacrificios Island, Mexico, and back on unsuccessful mission to evacuate Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian (Emperor Maximilian) from Mexico, and in 1869 joined with Austrian imperial court in voyage to the Levant to dedicate the Suez Canal; from 1868, employed at Hydrographisches Institut, Pola [Pula, Croatia]; in 1872-1874, took part in Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpolarexpedition as second officer of the expedition's ship Admiral Tegetthoff; when the ship became trapped in ice, he was responsible for soundings and marine temperature measurements and also recorded meteorological observations; during exploration of Franz Josef Land, which the expedition had discovered, he was one of three people to reach its northernmost point Cape Fligely; awarded the Order of the Iron Crown Third Class, October 1, 1874, which gave him the right to apply for the status of heriditary nobility; appointed steward of Castle Miramare, 1877, with responsibility also for Lacroma Island [Lokrum Island, Croatia]; devoted spare time to painting, mostly themes from the polar expedition) |
| Associated language | ger cze ita |
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