Otto Schmidt

Russian and soviet geophysicist and polar explorer (1891-1956).

Born September 30th, 1891 in Mogilev.

Died September 7th, 1956 at 64 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).

Occupations
astronomer, explorer, geographer, geophysicist, mathematician, physicist, politician, psychoanalyst, statesperson, traveler, university teacher
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