Otto Wilhelm von Struve
Baltic German astronomer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with his grandson Otto Struve (1897–1963).
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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