Otto Schott

Summary

Otto Schott is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Witten^[2]. He was born on +1851-12-17T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Jena^[4]. He died on +1935-08-27T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a chemist^[6], glassmaker^[7], and inventor^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Otto Schott's place of birth was Witten^[2].
• Otto Schott died in Jena^[4].
• Otto Schott was born on +1851-12-17T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Otto Schott died on +1935-08-27T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Burial took place at Nordfriedhof^[10].
• A child of Otto Schott was Erich Schott^[11].
• A child of Otto Schott was Gerhart Schott^[12].
• Otto Schott held citizenship in Germany^[13].
• German was Otto Schott's native language^[14].
• Otto Schott worked as a chemist^[6].
• Otto Schott worked as a glassmaker^[7].
• Otto Schott's professions included inventor^[8].
• Otto Schott's education included a stint at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[15].
• Otto Schott was educated at Leipzig University^[16].
• Otto Schott was educated at University of Würzburg^[17].
• Otto Schott's education included a stint at RWTH Aachen University^[18].
• Otto Schott received the DECHEMA Medal^[19].
• Otto Schott received the Liebig Medal^[20].
• Otto Schott was a member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Otto Schott's image is recorded as Otto Schott.jpg^[22].
• Otto Schott is recorded as male^[23].
• Otto Schott's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Otto Schott's family is recorded as Q123150131^[25].
• Otto Schott's ISNI is recorded as 0000000055370069^[26].
• Otto Schott's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15569865^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Witten^[2], Otto Schott… he was born on +1851-12-17T00:00:00Z^[3]. German was his native language^[14].

Education

Educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[15], a public university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1558^[30], headquartered in Jena^[31]; Leipzig University^[16], a public university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1409^[34], headquartered in Leipzig^[35]; University of Würzburg^[17], a public university^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1402^[38], headquartered in Würzburg^[39]; and RWTH Aachen University^[18], a public university^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1870^[42], headquartered in Aachen^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist^[6], glassmaker^[7], and inventor^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include DECHEMA Medal^[19], a science award^[44] and Liebig Medal^[20], a medallion^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1903^[47].

Personal Life

Children include Erich Schott^[11], a physicist^[48], 1891–1989^[49], of Germany^[50], awarded the DECHEMA Medal^[51] and Gerhart Schott^[12], a chemist^[52], 1895–1989^[53].

Death and Burial

Otto Schott died on +1935-08-27T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Jena^[4]. He is buried at Nordfriedhof^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Otto Schott include Schott Pharma AG & Co. KGaA^[54], a public company^[55], headquartered in Mainz^[56] and 5312 Schott^[57], an asteroid^[58].

Why It Matters

Otto Schott ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

He is credited with the discovery of borosilicate glass^[61] and Ficus holosericea^[62], a taxon^[63]. Entities named for him include Schott Pharma AG & Co. KGaA^[54], a public company^[55], headquartered in Mainz^[56] and 5312 Schott^[57], an asteroid^[58].

FAQs

Where was Otto Schott born?

Otto Schott's place of birth was Witten^[2].

Where did Otto Schott die?

Otto Schott died in Jena^[4].

What did Otto Schott do for work?

Otto Schott worked as chemist^[6], glassmaker^[7], and inventor^[8].

Where did Otto Schott go to school?

Otto Schott was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[15], Leipzig University^[16], University of Würzburg^[17], and RWTH Aachen University^[18].

What awards did Otto Schott receive?

Honors received include DECHEMA Medal^[19] and Liebig Medal^[20].

What did Otto Schott discover?

Otto Schott is credited as discoverer of borosilicate glass^[61] and Ficus holosericea^[62].