Igor Kurchatov
Soviet physicist
Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov, was a Soviet physicist who played a central role in organizing and directing the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons. Wikipedia
Born: January 12, 1903, Sim, Russia
Died: February 7, 1960 (age 57 years), Moscow, Russia
Education: Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University (1920–1923), Гимназия №1 им. Ушынскаго, and Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Known for: Soviet atomic bomb project
Parents: Mariya Kurchatova and Vasiliy Kurchatov
Resting place: Kremlin Wall Necropolis