Otto Schmidt
Otto Schmidt | |
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Schmidt in 1936 | |
| Born | 30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1891 |
| Died | 7 September 1956 (aged 64) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Saint Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev |
| Known for | Krull–Schmidt theorem Accretion model Arctic exploration |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Astronomy Geophysics |
| Doctoral advisor | Dmitry Grave |
| Doctoral students | Vladimir Andrunakievich |
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.