Struve
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Astronomers
- Jacob StruveJacob StruveJacob Struve was a German mathematician and father of the astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve....
(1755–1841) - Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von StruveFriedrich Georg Wilhelm von StruveFriedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve was a Danish-Baltic German astronomer from a famous dynasty.-Life:...
(1793–1864), son of the preceding - Otto Wilhelm von StruveOtto Wilhelm von StruveOtto Wilhelm von Struve was a Russian astronomer. In Russian, his name is normally given as Otto Vasil'evich Struve...
(1819–1905), son of the preceding - Gustav Wilhelm Ludwig Struve (Ludwig Struve; 1858–1920), son of the preceding
- Karl Hermann Struve (Hermann Struve; 1870–1944), brother of the preceding
- Otto StruveOtto StruveOtto Struve was a Russian astronomer. In Russian, his name is sometimes given as Otto Lyudvigovich Struve ; however, he spent most of his life and his entire scientific career in the United States...
(1897–1963), son of Ludwig - Georg Otto Herman von Struve (Georg Struve; 1886–1933), son of Hermann
- Wilfried StruveWilfried StruveWilfried George Struve was a German scientist. He started his career as a fifth-generation astronomer, a direct successor in the famous family line of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm, Otto Wilhelm, Hermann, Georg Hermann Struve...
(1914–1992), son of Georg (obtained a Ph.D. in astronomy in 1939, but after World War II became an acoustical engineer)
Things named after the Struve astronomers
- 768 Struveana768 Struveana768 Struveana is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. The asteroid was named jointly in honor of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Otto Wilhelm von Struve and Karl Hermann Struve.-External links:*...
- asteroid named jointly after Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Otto Wilhem von Struve, and Karl Hermann Struve - 2227 Otto Struve2227 Otto Struve2227 Otto Struve is the name of an asteroid which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program. It is named for the astronomer Otto Struve , who discovered two asteroids himself ....
- asteroid named after Otto Struve - Struve Double Star Catalog - compiled by F. G. W. StruveFriedrich Georg Wilhelm von StruveFriedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve was a Danish-Baltic German astronomer from a famous dynasty.-Life:...
- Struve 2398Struve 2398Struve 2398 is a binary star system in the constellation Draco. Both stars are red dwarfs and both display variability common to flare stars...
- binary star system - Struve (crater)Struve (crater)Struve is the lava-flooded remains of a lunar impact crater. It is located near the western extreme of the Oceanus Procellarum, close to the western lunar limb...
- crater on the Moon - Struve Geodetic ArcStruve Geodetic ArcThe Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian....
- a World Heritage Site - Otto Struve TelescopeOtto Struve TelescopeThe Otto Struve Telescope was the first major telescope to be built at McDonald Observatory. Located in the Davis Mountains in West Texas, the Otto Struve Telescope was designed by Warner & Swasey Company and constructed between 1933 and 1939 by the Paterson-Leitch Company. Its 2.1 meter mirror...
- telescope of McDonald Observatory - Struve 1341Struve 1341Struve 1341 is a binary star system approximately 190 light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Both stars orbit each other at an average distance of 1,200 astronomical units. Both stars are more commonly referred to by their Henry Draper Catalogue numbers: Struve 1341 A is called HD...
- binary star system with an extrasolar planetExtrasolar planetAn extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars...
Politicians and journalists
- Gustav StruveGustav StruveGustav Struve, known as Gustav von Struve until he gave up his title, , was a German politician, lawyer and publicist, and a revolutionary during the German revolution of 1848-1849 in Baden...
(1805–1870), Prussian politician - Karl de StruveKarl de StruveKarl von Struve was a Russian nobleman and politician. He served, in turn, as Russian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Japan, the United States, and The Netherlands....
(1835-1907), Russian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Tokyo, Washington, and the Hague - Peter Berngardovich StruvePeter Berngardovich StruvePeter Berngardovich Struve – Пётр Бернгардович Струве was a Russian political economist, philosopher and editor. He started out as a Marxist, later became a liberal and after the Bolshevik revolution joined the White movement...
(1870–1944), Russian political economist, philosopher and editor, grandson of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm - Gleb StruveGleb StruveGleb Petrovich Struve was a Russian poet and literary historian from the Struve family. His father was Peter Berngardovich Struve, and his nephew is another prominent writer, Nikita Struve....
(1898-1985), Russian-American poet and literary historian, son of Peter - Nikita Struve (born 1931), Russian-French editor specializing in Russian literature, nephew of Gleb and grandson of Peter
In Sports
- Stefan Struve (born 1988), DutchDutch peopleThe Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
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