Theodor Friedrich von Schubert (1789–1865) was a
Russian
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general and scientist of
Baltic German
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descent. Born in
Saint Petersburg as the son of astronomer
Theodor von Schubert. When he was sixteen years old, he accompanied his father on the Russian expedition to China. He was married to Sophie Rall, and had four children. He became an infantry general in the Russian army, head of the military topographic service, and honorary member of the
Russian Academy of Sciences
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. As an officer, he fought in the
War of the Fourth Coalition
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in 1806, in the
Finnish War in 1808 and in the
Russo-Turkish War
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in 1810. By 1812, he was an upper
quartermaster general, and at the
battle of Leipzig
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in 1813, he became a
colonel
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. Between 1815 and 1818, he stayed with the Russian occupation force in France, before returning to Russia as part of the general staff. He was interested in cartography. In 1845, he became an infantry general. He died in
Stuttgart in 1865, after having spent his last years traveling.
Bibliography
*''Unter dem Doppeladler'', his memoirs, first published in 1962
References
Biographyfrom Pierer's ''Universal-Lexikon'', 4th edition 1857–1865 (in German)
Friedrich von Schubert Moon Crater
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1789 births
1865 deaths
Imperial Russian Army generals
Scientists from Saint Petersburg
Russian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
Military personnel from Saint Petersburg