ASTRONOMER
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
1819 - 1905
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
Otto Wilhelm von Struve (May 7, 1819 (Julian calendar: April 25) – April 14, 1905) was a Russian astronomer of Baltic German origins. In Russian, his name is normally given as Otto Vasil'evich Struve (Отто Васильевич Струве). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto Wilhelm von Struve has received more than 40,324 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Otto Wilhelm von Struve is the 173rd most popular astronomer (up from 180th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Estonia (up from 44th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Estonian Astronomer.
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56.50
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Languages Editions (L)
9.06
Effective Languages (L*)
2.13
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 173 out of 644. Before him are William Robert Brooks, Luboš Kohoutek, Hubert Reeves, Michael H. Hart, J. Allen Hynek, and Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux. After him are Tobias Mayer, Gan De, Peter van de Kamp, Oskar Backlund, Maria Cunitz, and Margaret Burbidge.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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William Robert Brooks
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 167
Luboš Kohoutek
1935 - 2023
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 168
Hubert Reeves
1932 - 2023
HPI: 56.78
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Michael H. Hart
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 170
J. Allen Hynek
1910 - 1986
HPI: 56.61
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Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux
1718 - 1751
HPI: 56.59
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Otto Wilhelm von Struve
1819 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 173
Tobias Mayer
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HPI: 56.40
Rank: 174
Gan De
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 175
Peter van de Kamp
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HPI: 56.37
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Oskar Backlund
1846 - 1916
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 177
Maria Cunitz
1610 - 1664
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 178
Margaret Burbidge
1919 - 2020
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 179
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1819, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 39. Before him are Wilhelm Marr, Roger Fenton, Felice Orsini, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Franz Abt, and Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb. After him are Alfred Escher, Estanislao Figueras, Gustave de Molinari, Tirimüjgan Kadın, Johann Voldemar Jannsen, and Christopher Latham Sholes. Among people deceased in 1905, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 30. Before him are Anton Ažbe, Hudson Taylor, Albert von Kölliker, Marcel Schwob, Adolf Bastian, and Ivan Sechenov. After him are Carmine Crocco, George MacDonald, Meyer Guggenheim, Lew Wallace, José-Maria de Heredia, and Pedro Américo.
Others Born in 1819
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Wilhelm Marr
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1904
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 33
Roger Fenton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1819 - 1869
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 34
Felice Orsini
WRITER
1819 - 1858
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 35
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1874
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 36
Franz Abt
COMPOSER
1819 - 1885
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 37
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
WRITER
1819 - 1909
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 38
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 39
Alfred Escher
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1882
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 40
Estanislao Figueras
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1882
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 41
Gustave de Molinari
ECONOMIST
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 42
Tirimüjgan Kadın
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1852
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 43
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1890
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 44
Christopher Latham Sholes
INVENTOR
1819 - 1890
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1905
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Anton Ažbe
PAINTER
1862 - 1905
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 24
Hudson Taylor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1832 - 1905
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 25
Albert von Kölliker
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1905
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 26
Marcel Schwob
WRITER
1867 - 1905
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 27
Adolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 28
Ivan Sechenov
ENGINEER
1829 - 1905
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 29
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 30
Carmine Crocco
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1830 - 1905
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 31
George MacDonald
WRITER
1824 - 1905
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 32
Meyer Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1828 - 1905
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 33
Lew Wallace
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1905
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 34
José-Maria de Heredia
WRITER
1842 - 1905
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 35
Pedro Américo
PAINTER
1843 - 1905
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 36
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 41 out of 351. Before him are Alexander Gorchakov (1798), Georg Wilhelm Richmann (1711), Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878), Bernhard Schmidt (1879), Leonid Kulik (1883), and Andrus Ansip (1956). After him are Vaino Väljas (1931), Ilon Wikland (1930), Johann Voldemar Jannsen (1819), Veljo Tormis (1930), Hermann von Keyserling (1880), and Johannes Vares (1890).
Others born in Estonia
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Alexander Gorchakov
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1883
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 35
Georg Wilhelm Richmann
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1753
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 36
Anton Hansen Tammsaare
WRITER
1878 - 1940
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 37
Bernhard Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1935
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 38
Leonid Kulik
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 39
Andrus Ansip
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 40
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 41
Vaino Väljas
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2024
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 42
Ilon Wikland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 43
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1890
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 44
Veljo Tormis
COMPOSER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 45
Hermann von Keyserling
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 46
Johannes Vares
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 47
Among ASTRONOMERS In Estonia
Among astronomers born in Estonia, Otto Wilhelm von Struve ranks 2. Before him are Ernst Öpik (1893).
