Biography
Finland at that time was in the Russian Empire under the name of Arvid Adolf Etholen.
He entered the naval cadet academy.
In 1817 he was assigned to duty in the Russian American Company.
He commanded vessels and made voyages of exploration for the company.
He was a Captain in the Imperial Russian Navy.
He married Margaretha Sunvall in 1839 in Finland.
He was the Chief Manager of the Russian-American Company 1840-45.
He was accompanied by his wife who helped to found the Lutheran Church in Alaska at Sitka.
She had two sons in Sitka but on died as an infant. Afterwards he moved to St. Petersburg and served on the company Board of Directors.
Named Features
Etolin Island (AK)
References
- Alaska Geographic Society (1983)
- DeArmond, R.N. (1989)
