Schmidt Fedor (Friedrich) Bogdanovich (Gotlibovich) 
(15(27).01.1832–08 (21).11.1908)

Russian geologist, paleontologist, zoologist and botanist. Since 1874 academician, since 1904 an honorary member of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society. 
Born in Pernovsky district of Livonia province, he studied at the Revel gymnasium. 
In 1849, Schmidt entered the Faculty of History and Philology of the University of Dorpat, receiving, as an insufficiently materially secured, scholarship of the Estlandian nobility, but with the condition after graduating from the course to teach Russian in high school. However, the natural inclinations attracted him to natural science, which he began to study in parallel with philology. Becoming a teacher of Russian language, Schmidt continued to study botany, in 1855 he defended his thesis for a master's degree. Under the influence of geologists - professors of the University of Dorpat, he became increasingly interested in geology, which then became the main business of his life. 
In 1859–1862 Schmidt participated in the expedition to the Amur region and on Sakhalin Island, in which he headed the physical department. In 1866–1867 led the expedition of the Academy of Sciences in the lower Yenisei to study the corpse of a mammoth. While in Dudinka, Schmidt was invited by the merchant K.M. Sotnikov traveled to the area of the Norilka River to inspect the coal and copper ore deposits located there. In his report, he gave a brief geological description of them, thus appearing as the first scientist to visit the Norilsk region. In those years, his research did not attract much attention, and he was soon forgotten. At present, about this expedition Schmidt is reminded by the mountain of his name under Norilsk (Schmidtich in common language). 
In 1873–1900 Schmidt was the director of the Mineralogical Museum of the Academy of Sciences. 
The role of Schmidt is great in supporting the growing scientific staff. He loved young people and patronized young scientists. Schmidt took a close part in the personal life and fate of E.V. Toll, in difficult days for him, he sheltered him at his place, and a hot friendship ensued between them. Schmidt attached great importance to the study of the Russian polar regions, considering it unacceptable to give priority in this matter to foreign researchers. In pursuing this line, Schmidt, in particular, headed the Commission for the Equipment of the Russian Polar Expedition E.V. Toll and strongly promoted its organization.Schmidt's merits were highly appreciated by the IRGO: in 1864 he was awarded a gold medal, in 1903 the highest award, the Big Konstantinovsky medal. 
He died in St. Petersburg. Buried at Smolensk Lutheran Cemetery. The grave is lost. 
Mountains in the northeast of the island. Boiler house of the Novosibirsk Islands archipelago. Called by E.V. Toll in 1902. 
Mountain (Friedrich) on the island of Western Spitsbergen. 
Mountain on the island of West Svalbard.

Cape on the Shale Peninsula in the Gulf of Chernyshev on the coast of Taimyr. Called by E.V. Toll in 1901.