Otto Wilhelm von Struve | |
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Отто Васильевич Струве | |
![]() Otto Willhelm Struve in 1900 | |
Born | May 7, 1819 |
Died | April 14, 1905 (aged 85) |
Education | Imperial University of Dorpat |
Occupation | Astronomer |
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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.