Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Jean Baptiste Prevost de Sansac, marquis de Traversay (July 24, 1754 – May 19, 1831) was a French creole seaman who distinguished himself in the ranks of Royal French Navy during American Revolutionary War. In 1791, fleeing from hostilities of the French Revolution, Traversay joined Imperial Russian Navy, rising to commander-in-chief of Black Sea Fleet in 1802. In 1809 he was appointed Minister of the Navy, and held this position for 18 years. His name was frequently russified to Ivan Ivanovich de Traversay (Russian: Иван Иванович де Траверсе).Traversay is commemorated internationally in the name of Traversay Islands and in the ironic Russian name for the shallow Neva Bay - Marquis Puddle (Russian: Маркизова лужа).. }
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- Jean_Baptiste,_marquis_de_Traversay abstract "Jean Baptiste Prevost de Sansac, marquis de Traversay (July 24, 1754 – May 19, 1831) was a French creole seaman who distinguished himself in the ranks of Royal French Navy during American Revolutionary War. In 1791, fleeing from hostilities of the French Revolution, Traversay joined Imperial Russian Navy, rising to commander-in-chief of Black Sea Fleet in 1802. In 1809 he was appointed Minister of the Navy, and held this position for 18 years. His name was frequently russified to Ivan Ivanovich de Traversay (Russian: Иван Иванович де Траверсе).Traversay is commemorated internationally in the name of Traversay Islands and in the ironic Russian name for the shallow Neva Bay - Marquis Puddle (Russian: Маркизова лужа).".