Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve

              Born April 15, 1793 in Altona, Germany, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve was born to German-Russian astronomer Jacob Struve who became a sort of inspiration for his future studies and mother Maria Emerentia, daughter of the local pastor. Studying at University of Dorpat, Struve began studying philology before turning his attention to astronomy and going on to be a major professor of mathematics and astronomy and became second in a dynasty of astronomers spanning five generations. Before long he was called to superintend a project of construction for a new observatory near St. Petersberg, later becoming the director of the observatory, to be named the Pulkovo Observatory. In November of 1864 Struve died and was buried in St. Petersberg due to failing health at age of 71.

Specializing in the observations of double stars, Struve conducted a list in 1827 of all the known double stars observed and are contained in his pivotal work: Stellarum duplicium et multiplicium mensurae micrometricae. These observations were found through a 9.5" refractor and the Dorpat  meridian circle from the northern coast of Norway to Ismail. Another accomplishment includes the redetermination of the "constant of aberration"- the yearly approximation that a star or other  astronomical object will undergo aberrational displacement resulting from Earth's orbit around the sun.  Earlier measurments of double stars were conducted by astronomers William Herschel and John Herschel and are whom Struve originated his work off of. 

The Pulkovo Observatory is still standing today in St. Petersberg, Germany and is open for visitation by appointment if anyone venturing to Germany is interested in touring it.