Otto Schmidt

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.

For other people named Otto Schmidt, see Otto Schmidt (disambiguation).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Yulyevich and the family name is Shmidt.
Otto Schmidt
Schmidt in 1938
Born30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1891
Mogilev, Russian Empire
(now Belarus)
Died7 September 1956(1956-09-07) (aged 64)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Russia)
NationalitySoviet
Alma materSaint Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev
Known forKrull–Schmidt theorem
Accretion model
Arctic exploration
SpouseVera Yanitskaia (m. 1913)
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Astronomy
Geophysics
Doctoral advisorDmitry Grave
Doctoral studentsVladimir Andrunakievich
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