Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve

Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
Von Struve
Born(1793-04-15)15 April 1793
Died23 November 1864(1864-11-23) (aged 71)
NationalityBaltic German[2]
CitizenshipDanish, Russian[1]
Alma materImperial University of Dorpat
AwardsGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1826)
Royal Medal (1827)
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy, geodesy

Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (Russian: Василий Яковлевич Струве, trans. Vasily Yakovlevich Struve; 15 April 1793 – 23 November [O.S. 11 November] 1864) was a Baltic German astronomer and geodesist. He is best known for studying double stars and initiating a triangulation survey later named Struve Geodetic Arc in his honor.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Batten was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Erki Tammiksaar. "Baltic German natural scientists in the science system of the Russian empire". Estonian Institute. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.

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