Carol Schmidt

Karl Aleksandrovich Shmidt was an Imperial Russian politician active in the Bessarabia Governorate. A Bessarabian German, he was the longest serving mayor of Kishinev, serving from 1877 by 1903. He contributed greatly to its modernization and is considered one of the best mayors in the city's history. He was the father of Alexander Schmidt, who served as mayor of Kishinev between 1917 and 1918.