Otto Wilhelm von Struve

Otto Wilhelm von Struve
Отто Васильевич Струве
Otto Willhelm Struve in 1900
BornMay 7, 1819
DiedApril 14, 1905 (aged 85)
EducationImperial University of Dorpat
OccupationAstronomer
Parents
  • Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (father)
  • Emilie Wall (mother)

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.


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