Friedrich Schmidt-Ott [SEP] place of death
Friedrich Schmidt-Ott
Friedrich Gustav Adolf Eduard Ludwig Schmidt-Ott (until 1920 his surname was Schmidt) (4 June 1860, in Potsdam – 28 April 1956, in Berlin) was a German lawyer, scientific organizer, and science policymaker. He was the Prussian Minister of Culture, president of the Emergency Association of German Science, on the advisory boards of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society and its institutes, and chairman of the Donor Federation of the Emergency Association of German Science.
Education.
Schmidt-Ott had
"Meta" Luise Ott (Ott-Däniker) (July 2, 1869-1963). Since the time of his silver wedding anniversary in 1920, in honor of his wife he began calling himself Friedrich Schmidt-Ott instead of Friedrich Schmidt.
From 1911 to 1919, Schmidt-Ott was on the boards of trustees of all the institutes of the "Kaiser-Wilhelm Gesellschaft" (KWG, Kaiser Wilhelm Society). From 1920 to 1937, Schmidt-Ott was second vice-president (practically, acting