Schmidt, Otto Yulievich (1891–1956) – is a prominent Soviet scientist, astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, Arctic explorer, state figure, Moscow State University Professor, Academician (1935), Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1939–1942), and Hero of the Soviet Union (1937). In 1913 he graduated from the physics and mathematics department of Kiev University and was the privatdozent of the University since 1916. In 1920–1923, he was a Professor of Moscow Forestry Engineering University; in 1923–1926, the Second Moscow University; and in 1926–1955, Moscow State University. After 1917 he was one of the developers of the tertiary education, sciences, and publishing. He was one of the founders and editor in chief of the first Big Soviet Encyclopedia (1924–1941) and a number of scientific journals. In 1930–1932 he served as the Director of the Arctic Institute and in 1932–1939, the Head of the Directorate of the Northern Sea Route (Glavsevmorput).
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(2016). Schmidt, Otto Yulievich (1891–1956). In: Zonn, I.S., Kostianoy, A.G., Semenov, A.V. (eds) The Eastern Arctic Seas Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia of Seas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24237-8_452
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