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

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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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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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