Vladimir Petrovich Schmidt (February 27, 1827 – February 25, 1909) was a Russian admiral, the hero of the defense of Sevastopol, participated in the Russian-Turkish War (1877-1878) and Crimean War.In the 17th century Peter the Great invited Admiral Schmidt’s ancestors from Frankfurt-am-Main as shipwrights.Vladimir was awarded the golden sword For Bravery and the Order of St. George. Only in 1855 he was wounded four times. By 1898 he had become an admiral and knight of all existing at that time Russian orders.Mys Shmidta on the Russian island was named after him.