Karl von Struve (26 November 1835 – 26 June 1907) (Russian: Кирилл Васильевич Струве) (Alternate spelling in U.S.: de Struve) was a Baltic German Russian nobleman and politician. He served, in turn, as Russian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Japan, the United States, and the Netherlands.[1][2][3]
Karl von Struve
Born
Karl Von Struve
26 November 1835
Russia
Died
26 June 1907 (1907-06-27) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)
Diplomat, nobleman
Struve with his wife, Maria Annenkova
Early life and marriageedit
Struve was born in Tartu in 1835, the son of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793–1864) and his second wife, Johanna H.F. Bartels. His father was a native of Altona, Hamburg, who emigrated in 1808 to avoid conscription in the Napoleonic armies, going first to Denmark and then Russia. The elder Struve was appointed professor of astronomy and mathematics at the University of Dorpat (now Tartu) in 1813 and director of the Dorpat Observatory in 1817. In 1835, the year of Karl's birth, he was asked by Tsar Nicholas I to supervise construction of the Pulkovo Observatory, of which he was director from 1839 to 1862.[3]
Karl von Struve was a half-brother of the astronomer Otto Wilhelm von Struve (1819–1905) and the politician Bernhard Vasilyevitch Struve [ru] (1827-1889), Imperial Privy Councilor and Governor of Perm and Astrakhan. He was a grand-uncle of Otto Struve (1897–1963), the Russian-born director of the Yerkes, McDonald and Leuschner observatories in the United States.[3]
He married Maria Nicolaevna Annenkova, daughter of General Nicholas Annenkov and sister of General Michael Nicolaivitch Annenkoff, Elizabeth, princess Galitzine, and Alexandra, Vicomtesse de Vogüé.[4] The Struves were the parents of five children:
Boris de Struve – served as Russian military attache in Washington and married Eleanor Slater, from a prominent New England family, and had issue:
A) Boris de Struve Jr.
B) Elena de Struve
Vera de Struve [ru] – married Prince Peter N. Meschersky and ran a prominent finishing school in Paris. She also served as a trustee of the Russian Red Cross and later managed a retirement home for White Russian emigres. Had issue:
A) Marina, Princess Mescherskaya, married 1) Count Michael Vorontsov-Dashkoff and 2) Count Ivan Shuvaloff
B) Nikita, Prince Meschersky
C) Kirill, Prince Meschersky
D) Nikolai, Prince Meschersky
E) Maria, Princess Mescherskaya
Olga de Struve – married champagne heir Baron Peter Arnold Hermann Gottlieb Mumm von Schwarzenstein and had issue:
A) Elena Mumm Thornton Wilson
B) Olga Mumm, racing manager for Whitney heiress Dorothy Paget
C) Baron Godefroy Hermann von Mumm ("Brat"), manager of Mumm family vineyards, married Madeleine Allen de Casabonne and had issue:
a) Maria Magdalene Mumm married to Count Johan-Christian von Hatzfeldt-Doenhoff, and had issue:
a1) Countess Maria Magdalena von Hatzfeldt- Doenhoff married Luca Trabattoni and had issue.
a2) Countess Maria-Christiane von Hatzfeldt-Doenhoff married Archduke Andreas-Augustinus von Habsburg-Lothringen and had issue.
D) Kirill Mumm
Elena de Struve – married 1) Hendrik, 2nd Baron Steengracht von Moyland; and 2) Count Ivan Davydovich Orlov [ru].
Maria de Struve – married Major General Georg Ivanovitch Chevitch and had issue:
A) Maria Georgievna Chevitch married to Nicholas Petrovich Balachov and had issue.
In 1882, Struve was posted as Minister to the United States. Struve and his wife were noted Washington society habitués, holding soirees and a Sunday salon for Washington's diplomatic and political elite.[5] Their residence in Washington was in Farragut Square, near the home of United States SenatorLeland Stanford of California. From 1882 to 1892, a variety of powerful men and women passed through the Struves' door: the Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Brooks Adams, James G. Blaine, Leland Stanford, and many others. The Struves were also noted collectors, donating ethnological prints of Russians to the Smithsonian Institution[6] and a vast teapot collection (more than 900) to various European collectors. In line with German practice, he was entitled to use the title of Baron von Struve while abroad, though this was denied him while resident in Germany or Russia. The American press generally rendered his title and name as Baron de Struve.
Returning to St. Petersburg in 1892, Struve received his final diplomatic posting in 1893 when he was sent as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands.
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Karl von Struve 26 November 1835 26 June 1907 Russian Kirill Vasilevich Struve Alternate spelling in U S de Struve was a Baltic German Russian nobleman and politician He served in turn as Russian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Japan the United States and the Netherlands 1 2 3 Karl von StruveBornKarl Von Struve26 November 1835RussiaDied26 June 1907 1907 06 27 aged 71 Occupation s Diplomat nobleman Struve with his wife Maria AnnenkovaEarly life and marriage editStruve was born in Tartu in 1835 the son of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve 1793 1864 and his second wife Johanna H F Bartels His father was a native of Altona Hamburg who emigrated in 1808 to avoid conscription in the Napoleonic armies going first to Denmark and then Russia The elder Struve was appointed professor of astronomy and mathematics at the University of Dorpat now Tartu in 1813 and director of the Dorpat Observatory in 1817 In 1835 the year of Karl s birth he was asked by Tsar Nicholas I to supervise construction of the Pulkovo Observatory of which he was director from 1839 to 1862 3 Karl von Struve was a half brother of the astronomer Otto Wilhelm von Struve 1819 1905 and the politician Bernhard Vasilyevitch Struve ru 1827 1889 Imperial Privy Councilor and Governor of Perm and Astrakhan He was a grand uncle of Otto Struve 1897 1963 the Russian born director of the Yerkes McDonald and Leuschner observatories in the United States 3 He married Maria Nicolaevna Annenkova daughter of General Nicholas Annenkov and sister of General Michael Nicolaivitch Annenkoff Elizabeth princess Galitzine and Alexandra Vicomtesse de Vogue 4 The Struves were the parents of five children Boris de Struve served as Russian military attache in Washington and married Eleanor Slater from a prominent New England family and had issue A Boris de Struve Jr B Elena de Struve Vera de Struve ru married Prince Peter N Meschersky and ran a prominent finishing school in Paris She also served as a trustee of the Russian Red Cross and later managed a retirement home for White Russian emigres Had issue A Marina Princess Mescherskaya married 1 Count Michael Vorontsov Dashkoff and 2 Count Ivan Shuvaloff B Nikita Prince Meschersky C Kirill Prince Meschersky D Nikolai Prince Meschersky E Maria Princess Mescherskaya Olga de Struve married champagne heir Baron Peter Arnold Hermann Gottlieb Mumm von Schwarzenstein and had issue A Elena Mumm Thornton Wilson B Olga Mumm racing manager for Whitney heiress Dorothy Paget C Baron Godefroy Hermann von Mumm Brat manager of Mumm family vineyards married Madeleine Allen de Casabonne and had issue a Maria Magdalene Mumm married to Count Johan Christian von Hatzfeldt Doenhoff and had issue a1 Countess Maria Magdalena von Hatzfeldt Doenhoff married Luca Trabattoni and had issue a2 Countess Maria Christiane von Hatzfeldt Doenhoff married Archduke Andreas Augustinus von Habsburg Lothringen and had issue D Kirill Mumm Elena de Struve married 1 Hendrik 2nd Baron Steengracht von Moyland and 2 Count Ivan Davydovich Orlov ru Maria de Struve married Major General Georg Ivanovitch Chevitch and had issue A Maria Georgievna Chevitch married to Nicholas Petrovich Balachov and had issue B Ivan Chevitch C Kirill Chevitch Elder Sergius Diplomatic career editStruve s first posting as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary was to Tokyo capital of the Japanese Empire which under the Emperor Meiji was undergoing a rapid Westernization of its government industry and military In 1882 Struve was posted as Minister to the United States Struve and his wife were noted Washington society habitues holding soirees and a Sunday salon for Washington s diplomatic and political elite 5 Their residence in Washington was in Farragut Square near the home of United States Senator Leland Stanford of California From 1882 to 1892 a variety of powerful men and women passed through the Struves door the Theodore Roosevelt Henry Brooks Adams James G Blaine Leland Stanford and many others The Struves were also noted collectors donating ethnological prints of Russians to the Smithsonian Institution 6 and a vast teapot collection more than 900 to various European collectors In line with German practice he was entitled to use the title of Baron von Struve while abroad though this was denied him while resident in Germany or Russia The American press generally rendered his title and name as Baron de Struve Returning to St Petersburg in 1892 Struve received his final diplomatic posting in 1893 when he was sent as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands Karl von Struve died in 1907 References edit Official Congressional Record 1882 1992 passim Epoch Vol VII p 266 1892 a b c V K Abalakin et al Struve dynasty Archived 2011 05 14 at the Wayback Machine in Russian St Petersburg University Andrew Dickson White Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White Vol II p 43 New York The Century Company 1905 Elizabeth Moore Chapin American Court Gossip Or Life in the National Capital p 59 Washington Chapin amp Hartwell Bros 1887 Annual Report Smithsonian Institution 1893 vteStruve family tree Jacob 1755 1841 MathematicianAnton Sebastian Carl 1785 1838 PhilologistErnst 1786 1822 Gustav 1788 1829 Friedrich Georg Wilhelm 1793 1864 AstronomerLudwig 1795 1828 AnatomistJohann Christoph Gustav 1763 1828 Diplomat Otto Wilhelm 1819 1905 AstronomerHeinrich 1822 1908 ChemistBerngard 1827 1889 Russian governorKarl 1835 1907 PoliticianJohann Ludwig 1812 1898 Gustav 1805 1870 Politician Karl Hermann 1854 1920 AstronomerGustav Ludwig 1858 1920 AstronomerVasily Berngardovich 1854 1912 MathematicianPeter Berngardovich 1870 1944 RevolutionaryAlexander Berngardovich Georg Hermann 1886 1933 AstronomerOtto 1897 1963 AstronomerVasily Vasilevich 1889 1965 HistorianGleb 1898 1985 PoetAleksey 1899 1976 Library founder Wilfried 1914 1992 AstronomerNikita Alexeyevich 1931 2016 Author Notes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl von Struve 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