While in service to Russia in 1741, this Dane died of scurvy on the island that now bears his name
[DOC] [TLE] Vitus Bering - Wikipedia [PAR] Vitus Jonassen Bering (baptised 5 August 1681, died 19 December 1741), also 
known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish cartographer and explorer in 
Russian service, and an officer in the Russian Navy.