- Young Vitus sailed on several Dutch and Danish voyages before signing up for the Russian Navy in 1704. ... Vitus Bering's gravestone on Bering Island.
- Both of Bering’s voyages provided great information and strategic leverage to the Russian empire, and Vitus Bering was greatly rewarded for this.
- Vitus became the third son into the family of the impoverished aristocrat Anna Pederdatter Bering and the customs officer Jonas Svendsen.
- Vitus Bering (1681-1741), a Dane in Russian employ, led two major exploratory ... Vitus Bering was born in the Danish town of Horsens in the summer of 1681.
- Early Years. Vitus Bering was born in the port town of Horsens in Denmark to a family of reasonable financial security, with two of Vitus’ elder...
- Vitus Bering. Vitus Bering (1681 — 1741), full name Vitus Jonassen Bering, was a Danish navigator and explorer.
- Vitus Bering AKA Vitus Jonassen Bering. Born: 1681 Birthplace: Horsens, Denmark Died: 19-Dec-1741 Location of death: Bering Island Cause of death...
- Vitus Jonassen Bering was one of the world's most famous explorers. ... In 1992 Vitus Bering’s and the other seamen’s remains were re-buried on Bering Island.
- Vitus Jonassen Bering, explorer (b at Horsens, Denmark 1681; d on Bering Island 8 Dec 1741). An officer in the Russian navy, Bering was appointed in 1725 by...
- Peter Lauridsen, Vitus Bering: The Discoverer of Bering Strait (1889), is an apologia and strongly biased, but it is valuable as one of the first Western accounts to...