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Otto Wilhelm von Struve

1819 - 1905

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Otto Wilhelm von Struve (May 7, 1819 (Julian calendar: April 25) – April 14, 1905) was a Russian astronomer of Baltic German origins. In Russian, his name is normally given as Otto Vasil'evich Struve (Отто Васильевич Струве). He headed the Pulkovo Observatory between 1862 and 1889 and was a leading member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Wilhelm von Struve is the 190th most popular astronomer (down from 173rd in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 41st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 190 out of 644. Before him are Gan De, Norman Lockyer, George Phillips Bond, Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, Tobias Mayer, and Theodor von Oppolzer. After him are George William Hill, Johann Daniel Titius, Otto Struve, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, Maria Cunitz, and Andrea M. Ghez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 34. Before him are Allan Pinkerton, Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois, Elias Howe, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Abner Doubleday, and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. After him are Christopher Latham Sholes, Felice Orsini, William A. Wheeler, Roger Fenton, Wilhelm Marr, and Thomas A. Hendricks. Among people deceased in 1905, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 27. Before him are Alphonse Allais, Adolf Bastian, Albert von Kölliker, Oswald Achenbach, Alois Riegl, and Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria. After him are Carmine Crocco, Marcel Schwob, Lew Wallace, Hudson Taylor, George MacDonald, and Pedro Américo.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 37 out of 351. Before him are Lydia Koidula (1843), Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770), Alexander Gorchakov (1798), Ilon Wikland (1930), Neeme Järvi (1937), and Michael Sittow (1459). After him are Marie Under (1883), Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622), Leonid Kulik (1883), Hermann von Keyserling (1880), Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland (1601), and Bernhard Schmidt (1879).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Estonia

Among astronomers born in Estonia, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 2. Before him are Ernst Öpik (1893).

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