Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
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 for initiating a triangulation survey later named Struve Geodetic Arc in his honor.
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve | |
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Von Struve | |
| Born | 15 April 1793 |
| Died | 23 November 1864 (aged 71) St Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
| Citizenship | Danish, Russian |
| Alma mater | Imperial University of Dorpat |
| Awards | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1826) Royal Medal (1827) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astronomy, geodesy |
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