Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz | |
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Born | Danzig-Gdańsk | 4 June 1822
Died | 29 September 1894 St. George's? | (aged 72)
Awards | Konstantin Gold Medal Demidov Prize (1865) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | astronomy, geodesy |
Institutions | Imperial University of Dorpat |
Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz[1] (Julian, O.S.: 23 May 1822,[1] Danzig-Gdańsk – 17 September 1894; Gregorian, N.S.: 4 June 1822 - 29 September 1894,[2] St. George's?; Buried: Tartu)[1] (referred to mostly as Ludwig Schwarz),[2] was a Baltic German astronomer[3] of Imperial Russia, explorer, and professor[1] of astronomy at the University of Dorpat[4] honored with the Konstantin Medal[note 1] of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society.[5] Schwarz also was a recipient of the Demidov Prize[5][note 2] of the Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburg in 1865 for his work in geodesy.[5]
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