Nikolai Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ????????????; also transliterated Przewalski (Polish-style) and Prjevalsky; was a Russian geographer of Polish background and a renowned explorer of Central and Eastern Asia.

Although he never reached his ultimate goal; the holy city of Lhasa in Tibet; he traveled through regions then unknown to the West; such as northern Tibet; modern Qinghai and Dzungaria (northern Xinjiang). He contributed significantly to European knowledge of Central Asia and was the first known European to describe the only extant species of wild horse; which is named after him. Pictures From History