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Aksel Berg

Soviet scientist and admiral

Aksel Ivanovich Berg (Russian: Аксель Иванович Берг; 10 November [O.S. 29 October] 1893 – 9 July 1979) was a Soviet scientist in radio-frequency engineering and Soviet Navy Admiral, Hero of Socialist Labour. He was a key figure in the introduction of cybernetics to the Soviet Union.²

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Born Nov 10, 1893, died Jul 9, 1979.¹

Companies

NPP PulsarFounder¹⁵

Early life and education

1904Saint Peter's School³
1925N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy³
Date not recordedPeter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University³
Date not recordedF. E. Dzerzhinsky Naval Engineering Academy³
Date not recordedNaval Cadet Corps³

Aksel Martin Berg was born on October 29 (November 10), 1893 in Orenburg to the family of Lieutenant General Ivan (Johann) Alexandrovich Berg (1830–1900), of Finland-Swedish origin; his mother was Italian. After Berg's father died, the family moved to Saint Petersburg and Aksel was matriculated to navy school. Berg joined the Imperial Russian Navy in 1914 and served as junior navigating officer on the Russian battleship Tsesarevich and as liaison officer on the British submarine HMS E8, which was operating in the Baltic in alliance with Russia. In 1916, Berg was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

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Career

Occupation: physicist, military officer, engineer, submariner, admiral.⁹

1953 to 1959Director, V.A. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics⁴
1953 to 1959Chair, V.A. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics⁸
1943 to 1957Director, TsNIRTI⁴
1943 to 1957Chair, TsNIRTI⁷
Since 1932Director, Scientific Research Naval Communications Institute⁴
Since 1932Chair, Scientific Research Naval Communications Institute⁶
Since 1929Head of department, Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin) LETI Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University⁴
Date not recordedWorked at N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy⁴
Date not recordedWorked at F. E. Dzerzhinsky Naval Engineering Academy⁴
Date not recordedFounded NPP Pulsar⁵

Personal life

BornNov 10, 1893, Orenburg¹⁰
DiedJul 9, 1979, Moscow¹¹
CitizenshipSoviet Union, Russian Empire¹²
SpouseEllinor Berg¹³

Awards

1963Hero of Socialist Labour¹⁴
1951A. S. Popov Gold Medal¹⁴
1945Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class¹⁴
1916Order of Saint Stanislaus¹⁴
Date not recordedHonoured Radioman¹⁴
Date not recordedJubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"¹⁴
Date not recordedJubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"¹⁴
Date not recordedJubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"¹⁴
Date not recordedJubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"¹⁴
Date not recordedJubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"¹⁴

More awards (11)

Date not recordedMedal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of Lenin¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of Lenin¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of Lenin¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of the October Revolution¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of the Red Banner¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of the Red Banner¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of the Red Star¹⁴
Date not recordedOrder of the Red Star¹⁴
Date not recordedSino-Soviet Friendship Medal¹⁴
Date not recordedSubmarine Commander badge¹⁴

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WikidataAksel Berg on Wikidata
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WikipediaAksel Berg on Wikipedia
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WikidataAksel Berg: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: Worked at N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: Founded NPP Pulsar, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: Chair, Scientific Research Naval Communications Institute, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: Chair, TsNIRTI, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: Chair, V.A. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataAksel Berg: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataNPP Pulsar, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAksel Berg photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain