Alexander Andreyevich Baranov

Alexander Andreyevich Baranov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Баранов; 14 February [O.S. 3 February] 1747 – 28 April [O.S. 16 April] 1819), sometimes spelled Aleksandr or Alexandr and Baranof, was a Russian trader and merchant, who worked for some time in Siberia. He was recruited by the Shelikhov-Golikov Company for trading in Russian America, beginning in 1790 with a five-year contract as manager of the outpost.

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