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Otto Struve

Baltic German astronomer (1897-1963) · United States · Scientists · Died at 65

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Otto Lyudvigovich Struve was a Russian-American astronomer of Baltic German origin. Otto was the descendant of famous astronomers of the Struve family; he was the son of Ludwig Struve, grandson of Otto Wilhelm von Struve and great-grandson of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve.

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1963Died6 April 19631957Henry Norris Russell LectureshipAward1955Janssen MedalAward1954Prix Jules JanssenAward1951Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of MexicoAward1949Henry Draper MedalAward1948Bruce MedalAward1944Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1928Guggenheim FellowshipAward1897Born12 August 1897

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Military officer card of Struve issued on 19 May 1917Military officer card of Struve issued on 19 May 1917Struve's diploma of trainer at the workshop school of precision mechanics, issued on 26 June 1919.Struve's diploma of trainer at the workshop school of precision mechanics, issued on 26 June 1919.The 2.1 meter (82 inch) aperture Otto Struve telescope.The 2.1 meter (82 inch) aperture Otto Struve telescope.

Awards

Henry Norris Russell Lectureship1957
Janssen Medal1955
Prix Jules Janssen1954
Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico1951
Henry Draper Medal1949
Bruce Medal1948
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1944
Guggenheim Fellowship1928
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the American Physical Society

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Otto Lyudvigovich Struve was a Russian-American astronomer of Baltic German origin. Otto was the descendant of famous astronomers of the Struve family; he was the son of Ludwig Struve, grandson of Otto Wilhelm von Struve and great-grandson of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. He was also the nephew of Karl Hermann Struve.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1963 · aged 65

In common with Otto

Harlow ShapleyBoth received Bruce MedalCharles Greeley AbbotBoth received Henry Draper MedalWillem de SitterBoth received Bruce MedalWalter BaadeBoth received Henry Norris Russell LectureshipEdward Charles PickeringBoth received Henry Draper MedalNorman LockyerBoth received Janssen Medal

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