Friedrich Theodor von Schubert

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Friedrich Theodor von Schubert, 1822

Friedrich Theodor von Schubert (born October 30, 1758 in Helmstedt , † October 21, 1825 in St. Petersburg ) was a German astronomer active in Russia .

Life

Friedrich Theodor von Schubert became district auditor at Hapsal in Estonia in 1783 and geographer at the Academy of Sciences in Petersburg, where he restored the giant Gottorf globe damaged by a fire, the Academy's calendar since 1788, as well as the Petersburg German calendar and since 1810 the German political newspaper edited. In 1799 he became inspector of the library and the cabinet of medals and in 1804 the observatory of the academy and drafted the plan for the establishment of an observatory at Nikolayev. In 1805 he was added to the Russian legation to China as head of the scientific department, in 1812 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1813 he became a member of the Admiralty College. In this college he was especially entrusted with drawing up the instructions for the nautical expeditions. He also published an annual sea calendar for the naval officers.

The grave of Friedrich Theodor von Schubert is in the German Cemetery on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg.

family

Schubert was married to Luise Friederike von Cronhelm. His great-granddaughter was the mathematician Sofja Wassiljewna Kowalewskaja , the granddaughter of his son, Friedrich Theodor Schubert (1789–1865), known as the “cartographer of Russia” .

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SURNAME Schubert, Friedrich Theodor von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1758
PLACE OF BIRTH Helmstedt
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1825
Place of death St. Petersburg