Struve

American  

[stroo-vuh, shtroo-vuh] / ˈstru və, ˈʃtru və /

noun

1. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von 1793–1864, Russian astronomer, born in Germany.

2. Otto, 1897–1963, U.S. astronomer, born in Russia (great-grandson of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve).

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Struve British  

/ ˈstruːvə /

noun

1. Otto. 1897–1963, US astronomer, born in Russia, noted for his work in stellar spectroscopy and his discovery (1937) of interstellar hydrogen

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Example Sentences

Struve worked as a visiting postdoctoral research scientist in 2020 at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, which is part of the Columbia Climate School.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

Kristopher Struve last week echoed similar concerns, saying "it’s that ability to provide a warning to our national leadership, what that threat is" that concerns officials the most.

From Fox News • Oct. 26, 2021

In the 1962 book Astronomy of the 20th Century, Otto Struve and Velta Zebergs described Payne-Gaposchkin’s work as “undoubtedly the most brilliant Ph.D. thesis ever written in astronomy.”

From Scientific American • Jun. 3, 2021

It wasn’t long before Erik Struve Hansen, an executive producer for Danish Broadcasting Corporation, approached Gifford with an idea: Would he consider doing a documentary series for young adults?

From Washington Post • May 28, 2021

Struve tried it on, put his own damp coat over it, buttoned it up to the chin, lit the chewed-up end of his cigar, impaled on a match, and went.

From The Red Room by Strindberg, August