Ernst Reinhold von Hofmann

Ernst Reinhold von Hofmann (Russian: Эрнст Ка́рлович Го́фман, romanized: Ernst Karlovich Hofmann; 8 January 1801 – 23 May 1871) was a Russian geologist, geographer, explorer, and lecturer of Baltic German descent. He was a geologist who accompanied Otto von Kotzebue and his crew during his travels around the world from 1823 to 1826. After that, he made several travels to regions such as the Urals and Continental Europe and made note of orography and general geography. He was also a professor at Saint Petersburg State University and an associate professor at the University of Kiev.