Struve Family
The Struve family (pronounced in German, in Russian) were a Baltic nobility, Baltic German noble family of Eastphalian origin and originated in Magdeburg, the family produced five generations of astronomers from the 18th to 20th centuries. Members of the family were also prominent in chemistry, government and diplomacy. Origins The first branch of the family that produced five generations of astronomers originated in Altona, Hamburg, Altona, then part of both Denmark and Germany The first scientist member of the family was mathematician Jacob Struve (1755–1841); his forebears included Johann Struve (1700–1778) and Abel Struve (1719–1762). In 1783, Jacob Struve married Maria Emerentia Wiese (1764–1847). Their children were:V. K. Abalkin ''et al.'Struve dynasty (in Russian), St. Petersburg University *Carl Ludwig Struve (1785–1838) *Ernst Heinrich Struve (1786–1822) *Gustav Philipp Christoph Struve (1788–1829) *Christiane Regine Elisabeth Struve (1791–1853) *Fri ...
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