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Otto Schmidt
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Russian geophysicist and polar explorer of Baltic German origin (1891-1956)
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Otto Schmidt (1891–1956) was an astronomer, mathematician, explorer, and politician born in Mogilev. He held citizenship in the Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, and the Soviet Union. His academic work focused on group theory, astronomy, mathematics, and geography, with Dmitry Grave serving as his doctoral advisor. Schmidt was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
He was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. Schmidt received the Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and Order of the Red Star. He spoke Russian, German, and Latvian.
Schmidt died of tuberculosis in Moscow on September 7, 1956, and was buried in Novodevichy Cemetery. He was the father of Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt.
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Key facts
- Born
- 30 September [ O.S. 18 September ] 1891, Mogilev , Russian Empire
- Died
- 7 September 1956 (1956-09-07) (aged 64), Moscow, Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Alma mater
- Saint Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev
- Known for
- Krull–Schmidt theorem , Accretion model , Arctic exploration
- Spouse
- Vera Yanitskaia ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1913 )
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Fields
- Mathematics , Astronomy , Geophysics
- Doctoral advisor
- Dmitry Grave
- Doctoral students
- Vladimir Andrunakievich
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Otto
- Family name
- Schmidt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Mogilev
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Spouse
- Vera Schmidt
- Occupation
- traveler
- Position held
- director
- Employer
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Languages spoken
- Latvian
- Native language
- Russian
- Academic degree
- master's degree
- Doctoral advisor
- Dmitry Grave
- Field of work
- psychoanalysis
- Image
- Otto Schmidt 1912.jpg
- Work location
- Soviet Union
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- Commons category
- Otto Schmidt
- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- date of death
- 1956-09-07
- date of birth
- 1891-09-30
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- member of
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- described by source
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia
- birth name
- Отто-Фридрихъ-Юліусъ Юльевичъ Шмидтъ
- name in native language
- Отто Юльевич Шмидт
- manner of death
- natural causes
- professorship
- full professor
- ethnic group
- Baltic Germans
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Otto Yulyevich Shmidt (born Otto Friedrich Julius Schmidt; 30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1891 – 7 September 1956), better known as Otto Schmidt, was a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, and academician.
Biography
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