PHYSICIST
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956

Otto Schmidt
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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Schmidt is the 406th most popular physicist (down from 335th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Belarus (down from 44th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belarusian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Otto Schmidt ranks 406 out of 851. Before him are Takaaki Kajita, Tom Kibble, Paul Drude, Friedrich Ernst Dorn, Samuel Goudsmit, and Yoshio Nishina. After him are Jacob Bekenstein, Nick Holonyak, Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Edwin Hall, Oskar Klein, and Philip Abelson.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakaaki Kajita
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 400
Tom Kibble
1932 - 2016
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 401
Paul Drude
1863 - 1906
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 402
Friedrich Ernst Dorn
1848 - 1916
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 403
Samuel Goudsmit
1902 - 1978
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 404
Yoshio Nishina
1890 - 1951
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 405
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 406
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 407
Nick Holonyak
1928 - 2022
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 408
Georg Wilhelm Richmann
1711 - 1753
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 409
Edwin Hall
1855 - 1938
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 410
Oskar Klein
1894 - 1977
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 411
Philip Abelson
1913 - 2004
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 412
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Otto Schmidt ranks 78. Before him are Hans F. K. Günther, Kim Seong-su, Poul Nielsen, Johannes R. Becher, Kálmán Kalocsay, and Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin. After him are Bruno Loerzer, Jüri Lossmann, Hermann Scherchen, Grunya Sukhareva, Seth Barnes Nicholson, and Tin Ujević. Among people deceased in 1956, Otto Schmidt ranks 73. Before him are Jehanne D'Alcy, Felix Bernstein, Elmer Drew Merrill, Charles Joughin, Gerrit Smith Miller, and Mir Jafar Baghirov. After him are Michael Ventris, Jean Metzinger, Erhard Raus, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Infante Alfonso of Spain, and Lev Rudnev.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsHans F. K. Günther
WRITER
1891 - 1968
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 72
Kim Seong-su
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1955
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 73
Poul Nielsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 74
Johannes R. Becher
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1958
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 75
Kálmán Kalocsay
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1976
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 76
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1963
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 77
Otto Schmidt
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1956
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 78
Bruno Loerzer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1960
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 79
Jüri Lossmann
ATHLETE
1891 - 1984
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 80
Hermann Scherchen
COMPOSER
1891 - 1966
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 81
Grunya Sukhareva
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1981
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 82
Seth Barnes Nicholson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1963
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 83
Tin Ujević
WRITER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsJehanne D'Alcy
ACTOR
1865 - 1956
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 67
Felix Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 68
Elmer Drew Merrill
BIOLOGIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 69
Charles Joughin
CHEF
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 70
Gerrit Smith Miller
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1956
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 71
Mir Jafar Baghirov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 72
Otto Schmidt
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1956
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 73
Michael Ventris
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 74
Jean Metzinger
PAINTER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 75
Erhard Raus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1956
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 76
Reşat Nuri Güntekin
WRITER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 77
Infante Alfonso of Spain
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1956
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 78
Lev Rudnev
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1956
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 79
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Otto Schmidt ranks 56 out of 368. Before him are Paul Baran (1926), Yevno Azef (1869), Ignacy Domeyko (1802), Fyodor Kuznetsov (1898), Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł (1512), and Mikhail Borodin (1884). After him are Lew Sapieha (1557), Dawid Janowski (1868), Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł (1515), Abba Kovner (1918), Oscar Milosz (1877), and Kazimierz Łyszczyński (1634).
Others born in Belarus
Go to all RankingsPaul Baran
INVENTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 50
Yevno Azef
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1918
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 51
Ignacy Domeyko
GEOLOGIST
1802 - 1889
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 52
Fyodor Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1961
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 53
Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1512 - 1584
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 54
Mikhail Borodin
DIPLOMAT
1884 - 1951
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 55
Otto Schmidt
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1956
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 56
Lew Sapieha
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1633
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 57
Dawid Janowski
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1927
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 58
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1565
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 59
Abba Kovner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1987
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 60
Oscar Milosz
WRITER
1877 - 1939
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 61
Kazimierz Łyszczyński
PHILOSOPHER
1634 - 1689
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 62
Among PHYSICISTS In Belarus
Among physicists born in Belarus, Otto Schmidt ranks 3. Before him are Zhores Alferov (1930), and Yakov Zeldovich (1914). After him are Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski (1845), and Leonid Mandelstam (1879).
Zhores Alferov
1930 - 2019
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 1
Yakov Zeldovich
1914 - 1987
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 3
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski
1845 - 1888
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 4
Leonid Mandelstam
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 5