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Otto Wilhelm von Struve

Otto Wilhelm von Struve
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Otto Wilhelm von Struve was a Russian astronomer of Baltic German descent. He headed the Pulkovo Observatory between 1862 and 1889 and was a leading member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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  1. Annibale de GasparisNovember 9, 1819 – March 21, 1892
  2. Hippolyte FizeauSeptember 23, 1819 – September 18, 1896
  3. John Couch AdamsJune 5, 1819 – January 21, 1892
  4. Léon FoucaultSeptember 18, 1819 – February 11, 1868
  5. Otto Wilhelm von Struve (this page)May 7, 1819 – April 14, 1905
  6. Sir George Stokes, 1st BaronetAugust 13, 1819 – February 1, 1903

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