Shwede Evgeny Leopoldovich 
(13(25).06.1859–23.12.1893(04.01.1894)

Lieutenant, explorer of the Kara Sea. 
Born into the family of a prominent Russian builder of warships L.G. Swede After graduating from the Marine Corps, Shwede sailed in the Pacific Ocean on the cruiser "Asia", then served on a number of warships. 
Shwede was an excellent mine officer, he had a rare electrician specialty at the time. It is to him that the first electric lighting of the barracks of the 8th naval crew, whose building still stands on Labor Square in St. Petersburg, is obliged to him. Schwede combined command of the courts with scientific and teaching activities. He is the author of textbooks and articles on the electric and mine business, participated in the All-Russian photographic exhibition in honor of the 50th anniversary of photography, was awarded a bronze medal. 
In the summer of 1893, Shwede commanded the Lieutenant Malygin military wheeled steamer, which was part of the government Yenisei expedition. The organization of this expedition was initiated by the need to deliver goods for the early completion of the construction of the Trans-Siberian railway. The cargo was supposed to be delivered to the mouth of the Yenisei by sea, and from there to Krasnoyarsk by river vessels. The sea part of the transportation was undertaken by one of the British trade and transport companies, and the river part - by the Ministry of Railways. However, as is often the case in Russia, after the adoption of the plan, it became clear that there are no river vessels suitable for this purpose. As a matter of urgency, three necessary vessels, including the “Lieutenant Malygin”, were purchased in England. Russian sailors had to overtake them to the mouth of the Yenisei. The navigation of river vessels through the stormy sea was very difficult, especially for the flat-bottomed wheeled “Malygin”. Sometimes he just went into the water so that the car stopped. Additional difficulties arose at the entrance to the ice, however, the court safely reached the Yamal. The instruction prescribed not to get involved in the hydrographic work, but the maps of these places, compiled by the participants of the VSE, had many inaccuracies, and Schwede decided to violate the requirements of the instruction for the sake of the safety of subsequent voyages. Moving within the unexplored shallow waters, the ship often ran aground, but the map was supplemented with a lot of new measurement data. The Malygin Strait between Bely Island and the Yamal Peninsula, the bay of Vilkitsky Island was investigated,  the position of Dikson Island and the Korsakov Islands in the Yenisei Gulf was clarified. The loading of barges in Golchikha was carried out in the hardest storm. Saving cargo, the sailors for forty hours worked knee-deep in icy water. Only in early October, vessels with barges in tow arrived in Yeniseisk. Schwede was seriously ill from the deprivations he had endured and, returning in the winter by dry means from Yeniseisk to Petersburg, died on the way. According to A.I. Vilkitsky, "untimely faded dashing and experienced Schwede". 
He was buried in St. Petersburg at Smolensk Lutheran Cemetery: the original monument was not preserved. Now a granite pedestal with a cartouche. 
Bay on the island Vilkitsky. Named in 1894 by the Imperial Russian Geographical Society.