Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz

Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz
Professor Ludwig Schwarz, circa 1890
Born(1822-06-04)4 June 1822
Danzig-Gdańsk
Died29 September 1894(1894-09-29) (aged 72)
St. George's?
AwardsKonstantin Gold Medal
Demidov Prize (1865)
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy, geodesy
InstitutionsImperial University of Dorpat

Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz[1] (Julian, O.S.: 23 May 1822,[1] Danzig-Gdańsk – 17 September 1894; Gregorian, N.S.: 4 June 1822 - 29 September 1894,[2] St. George's?; Buried: Tartu)[1] (referred to mostly as Ludwig Schwarz),[2] was a Baltic German astronomer[3] of Imperial Russia, explorer, and professor[1] of astronomy at the University of Dorpat[4] honored with the Konstantin Medal[note 1] of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society.[5] Schwarz also was a recipient of the Demidov Prize[5][note 2] of the Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburg in 1865 for his work in geodesy.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d Siilivask (1985), p. 119.
  2. ^ a b Observatory (1894), p. 376.
  3. ^ Amur catalog entry of 2 maps.
  4. ^ Outlook (1894), p.  775.
  5. ^ a b c Tartu Observatory profile re Schwarz, website.


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