Konstantin Fyodorovich Chelpan was a prominent Soviet engineer of Greek background. Head of the Engineering Design Bureau of the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory, chief designer of the T-34 tank engine. Wikipedia
Born: May 27, 1899, Yekaterinoslav Governorate
Died: May 10, 1938 (age 38 years), Kharkiv, Ukraine
Award: Order of Lenin
Significant design: V-2 engine