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Also known as Otto Yulyevich Shmidt

Russian geophysicist and polar explorer of Baltic German origin (1891-1956)

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Person
Country
AT
Active from
1874-12-22
Active to
1939-02-11

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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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Otto Schmidt
date of death
1956-09-07
date of birth
1891-09-30
birth name
Отто-Фридрихъ-Юліусъ Юльевичъ Шмидтъ
name in native language
Отто Юльевич Шмидт
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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.

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