Otto Wilhelm von Struve
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Otto Wilhelm von Struve was a prominent 19th-century Russian-German astronomer known for his work on double stars and for directing the Pulkovo Observatory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otto Wilhelm von Struve canonical | 2 |
| Otto Struve | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century scientist
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ |
| child | Hermann Struve ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Tartu Old Observatory
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surface form:
Dorpat Observatory
Pulkovo Observatory ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German ⓘ |
| familyName | von Struve ⓘ |
| father | Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrometry
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astronomy ⓘ double stars ⓘ |
| givenName | Otto ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | later research on binary stars ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
German
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Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Astronomical Society
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Russian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
improvement of methods for determining stellar parallax
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precision measurements of binary star orbits ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Pulkovo Observatory in the 19th century
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observations of double stars ⓘ work on stellar parallaxes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
catalogues of double stars
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measurements of stellar positions ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| partOf | Struve family of astronomers ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of Pulkovo Observatory ⓘ |
| relative |
Hermann Struve
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surface form:
Georg Hermann Struve
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| residence |
Tartu
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surface form:
Dorpat
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| studied |
distribution of stars
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structure of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Tartu
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surface form:
Dorpat
Pulkovo ⓘ |
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Otto Struve