Abstract. Friedrich Robert Helmert died in Potsdam in 1917 at the age of 74 after serving for over 30 years as director of the Royal Prussian Geodetic Institute and of the Central Bureau of the Internationale Erdmessung, the forerunner of today's International Association of Geodesy. He dedicated his life and his scientific career to the field of geodesy. His teachings on theoretical and physical geodesy were incorporated into university curricula around the world and hence into international endeavours to measure planet Earth. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the impact he has had on the development of modern geodesy and on the related sciences.

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现代大地测量学的创始人弗里德里希·罗伯特·赫尔默特（Friedrich Robert Helmert）逝世一百周年之际

摘要。弗里德里希·罗伯特·赫尔默特（Friedrich Robert Helmert）曾在皇家普鲁士大地测量研究所和今天的国际大地测量学协会的前身Erdmessung国际中央局工作超过30年，于1917年在波茨坦去世。享年74岁。他将自己的一生和科学事业献给了大地测量学领域。他关于理论和物理大地测量学的教学已被纳入世界各地的大学课程，因此也被纳入了测量地球的国际努力。本文的目的是说明他对现代大地测量学及其相关科学的影响。