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Otto Schmidt

Soviet scientist and statesman (1891–1956)

Otto Yulyevich Shmidt (born Otto Friedrich Julius Schmidt; 30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1891 – 7 September 1956), better known as Otto Schmidt, was a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, and academician.²

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Born Sep 30, 1891, died Sep 7, 1956.¹

Companies

Russian Academy of SciencesVice president Feb 28, 1939 to Mar 24, 1942¹⁵

Early life and education

1909Second Kyevan gymnasium³
1913Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Kyiv University³
Date not recordedMogilev Male Gymnasium³

Career

Occupation: statesperson, psychoanalyst, traveler, politician, physicist, university teacher, geographer, geophysicist.⁸

1939 to 1942Vice president, Russian Academy of Sciences⁴
1939 to 1942Vice president, Academy of Sciences of the USSR⁵
1939 to 1949Worked at Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth⁴
1938 to 1946Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union⁵
Since 1935Worked at Russian Academy of Sciences⁴
1932 to 1938Chief manager⁵
1932 to 1950Editor-in-chief⁵
1932 to 1939Chair, Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route⁷
1930 to 1934Expedition leader⁵
1930 to 1932Director, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute⁵
1929 to 1949Head of department⁵
1924 to 1942Editor-in-chief⁵

More of their career (10)

1923 to 1930Worked at Lomonosov Moscow State University⁴
1921 to 1924Director, OGIZ⁵
Since 1917Worked at RSFSR People's Commissariat on Food⁴
1916 to 1917Worked at Imperial University of St. Vladimir⁴
Since 1916Worked at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv⁴
Since 1916Privatdozent⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Matematicheskii Sbornik⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute⁴
Date not recordedDirector, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth⁵
Date not recordedChair, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth⁶

Known for: Krull–Schmidt theorem, Great Soviet Encyclopedia, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Northern Sea Route.⁹

Personal life

BornSep 30, 1891, Mahilyow¹⁰
DiedSep 7, 1956, Moscow¹¹
CitizenshipRussian Empire, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian Republic, Soviet Union¹²
SpouseVera Schmidt¹³

Awards

1937Hero of the Soviet Union¹⁴
1937Order of the Red Banner of Labour¹⁴
1934Order of the Red Star¹⁴
1932Order of Lenin¹⁴
Date not recordedMedal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"¹⁴
Date not recordedMedal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"¹⁴

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WikidataOtto Schmidt on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: Worked at Matematicheskii Sbornik, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: Privatdozent, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: Chair, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: Chair, Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataOtto Schmidt: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataRussian Academy of Sciences, Vice president
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Wikimedia CommonsOtto Schmidt photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain