Espenberg Karl Filippovich 
(15.08.1761– 19.07.1822)

Professor of Medicine. 
Born on the estate of Gebbet in Virland, Estland. Educated and educated at Revel gymnasium, then he studied at one of the foreign universities. 
In 1796, Espenberg defended his thesis and began to practice in Estonia, the following year received the right to practice in Russia. 
The high professional level of Espenberg allowed him in 1802 to take the honorable position of a doctor on the ship I.F. Krusenstern "Nadezhda", sent to the first Russian round-the-world voyage. After the expedition, he published a report on the results of his research. The participation of Espenberg in this voyage was encouraged by Alexander I with a salary of 100 rubles and the rank of court counselor. 
Settling in Revel, Espenberg took up medical practice. In 1819, he was struck by apoplexy, caused by the shock of the tragic death of a close friend, the famous writer A. Kotzebue, the father O.E. Kotzebue. He was killed by a political fanatic student Zander. Espenberg moved to the village, hoping for the healing power of fresh air, but death overtook him during one of his walks. Young Otto Kotzebue erected a perpetual monument to him, putting his name on a geographical map. 
Cape in the Chukchi Sea in Kotzebue Bay. It was discovered and named in 1816 by the expedition of O.E. Kotzebue.