Otto Retowsky: collector, museum curator, scholar
Journal: Electronic scientific archive of UrFU (Ural Federal University)
Year: 2013

Otto Retovsky was one of those ethnic Germans who has become a citizen of Russia and has left a trace in Russian science. Since 1875, Retovsky has lived and worked in Crimea, devoting free time to studying of the nature and the monuments of archaeology of the Crimea, mainly coins, and collecting entomological and numismatic items. In 1900, Retovsky became the keeper of the numismatic department of the Hermitage Museum. His museum work was engaged mainly in the West European coins and medals, but