Carl Friedrich Schmidt

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Not to be confused with Carl Friedrich Schmid.

Carl Friedrich Schmidt (Russian: Фёдор Богданович Шмидт, Fyodor Bogdanovich Schmidt; also known as Friedrich Schmidt; 27 January [O.S. 15 January] 1832 in Kaisma, Livonia – 21 November [O.S. 8 November] 1908 in Saint Petersburg) was Baltic German geologist and botanist in Russian Empire. He is acknowledged as the founder of Estonian geology.^[1]

Main papers of Friedrich Schmidt research the stratigraphy and fauna of Lower Palaeozoic rocks in Estonia and the neighboring areas. In 1885 he became academician of St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.^[1] He won the Wollaston Medal in 1902.

The standard author abbreviation F.Schmidt is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 Aaloe, Aasa; Bauert, Heikki; Soesoo, Alvar (2007). Kukersite oil shale (PDF). Tallinn: MTÜ GEOGuide Baltoscandia. p. 31. ISBN 978-9985-9834-2-3. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
↑ "Author Query for 'F.Schmidt'". International Plant Names Index.

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Information from the University of Oslo

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 50004659 LCCN: no99072762 GND: 117504300

Persondata
Name	Schmidt, Friedrich
Alternative names
Short description	Russian geologist
Date of birth	January 15, 1832
Place of birth
Date of death	November 8, 1908
Place of death

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