Otto Schmidt
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Otto Schmidt
Summary
Otto Schmidt is a human[1]. Born in Mogilev[2], he… he passed away in Moscow[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4], mathematician[5], explorer[6], politician[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Otto Schmidt's place of birth was Mogilev[2].
- Otto Schmidt passed away in Moscow[3].
- Otto Schmidt is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery[10].
- Otto Schmidt was married to Vera Schmidt[11].
- A child of Otto Schmidt was Vladimir Schmidt[12].
- A child of Otto Schmidt was Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt[13].
- Otto Schmidt held citizenship in Russian Empire[14].
- Otto Schmidt held citizenship in Russian Republic[15].
- Otto Schmidt held citizenship in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[16].
- Otto Schmidt held citizenship in Soviet Union[17].
- Russian was Otto Schmidt's native language[18].
- Otto Schmidt is identified as part of the Baltic Germans ethnic group[19].
- Otto Schmidt's professions included astronomer[4].
- Otto Schmidt's professions included mathematician[5].
- Otto Schmidt's professions included explorer[6].
- Otto Schmidt worked as a politician[7].
- Otto Schmidt worked as a university teacher[8].
- Otto Schmidt worked as a physicist[20].
- Otto Schmidt's field of work was group theory[21].
- Otto Schmidt's field of work was astronomy[22].
- Otto Schmidt's field of work was mathematics[23].
- Otto Schmidt's field of work was geography[24].
- Otto Schmidt's field of work was geophysics[25].
- Otto Schmidt's field of work was psychoanalysis[26].
- Otto Schmidt held the position of deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union[27].
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Origins and Family
Born in Mogilev[2], Otto Schmidt… he is identified as part of the Baltic Germans ethnic group[19]. Russian was his native language[18].
Education
Educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Kyiv University[28]; Second Kyevan gymnasium[29], a Gymnasium[30]; and Mogilev Male Gymnasium[31], a Gymnasium[32], in Russian Empire[33], founded in 1809[34], headquartered in Mahilioŭ Men's Gymnasium[35]. Otto Schmidt's doctoral advisor was Dmitry Grave[36].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include astronomer[4], mathematician[5], explorer[6], politician[7], university teacher[8], and physicist[20]. Fields of work include group theory[21], a branch of mathematics[37]; astronomy[22], a branch of science[38]; mathematics[23]; geography[24]; geophysics[25]; and psychoanalysis[26]. Employers include Russian Academy of Sciences[39], Imperial University of St. Vladimir[40], Lomonosov Moscow State University[41], Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route[42], Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth[43], and RSFSR People's Commissariat on Food[44]. Positions held include deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union[27], a historical position[45], in Soviet Union[46], founded in 1937[47]; director[48], a profession[49]; Privatdozent[50], an academic rank[51]; editor-in-chief[52], a position[53]; head of department[54], a corporate title[55]; and expedition leader[56], an occupation[57]. Doctoral students include Vladimir Andrunakievich[58], Sergey Antonovich Chunikhin[59], Leopold Yakovlevich Okunev[60], Aleksandr Antipovich Kulakov[61], Aleksey Petrovich Ditsman[62], and Vladimir Konstantinovich Turkin[63].
Recognition
Awards received include Hero of the Soviet Union[64], Order of Lenin[65], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[66], Order of the Red Star[67], Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[68], and Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"[69].
Personal Life
Otto Schmidt was married to Vera Schmidt[11]. Children include Vladimir Schmidt[12], 1920–2008[70], of Soviet Union[71] and Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt[13], a historian[72], 1922–2013[73], of Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[74], awarded the Order of Honour[75], specialised in history[76]. Political affiliations include Communist Party of the Soviet Union[77], Russian Social Democratic Labour Party[78], and Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (of Internationalists)[79].
Death and Burial
Otto Schmidt died in Moscow[3]. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery[10].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Otto Schmidt include Krull–Schmidt theorem[80], a theorem[81]; Schmidt Island[82], an island[83], in Russia[84]; and 2108 he[85], an asteroid[86].
Why It Matters
Otto Schmidt ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[87] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[88]
Entities named for him include Krull–Schmidt theorem[80], a theorem[81]; Schmidt Island[82], an island[83], in Russia[84]; and 2108 he[85], an asteroid[86].
His notable doctoral advisees include Vladimir Andrunakievich[89], a mathematician[90], 1917–1997[91], of Kingdom of Romania[92], awarded the Order of the Republic[93], specialised in algebra[94]; Viktor Kuzmič Abalakin[95], an astronomer[96], 1930–2018[97], of Soviet Union[98], awarded the USSR State Prize[99], specialised in stellar dynamics[100]; and Mark Vygodsky[101], a mathematician[102], 1898–1965[103], of Soviet Union[104], specialised in differential geometry[105].
FAQs
Where was Otto Schmidt born?
Born in Mogilev[2], Otto Schmidt…
Where did Otto Schmidt die?
Otto Schmidt died in Moscow[3].
Who was Otto Schmidt married to?
Otto Schmidt's spouses include Vera Schmidt[11].
What did Otto Schmidt do for work?
Otto Schmidt worked as astronomer[4], mathematician[5], explorer[6], politician[7], and university teacher[8].
Where did Otto Schmidt go to school?
Otto Schmidt was educated at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Kyiv University[28], Second Kyevan gymnasium[29], and Mogilev Male Gymnasium[31].
What awards did Otto Schmidt receive?
Honors received include Hero of the Soviet Union[64], Order of Lenin[65], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[66], and Order of the Red Star[67].