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Mikhail Yangel

Soviet engineer and missile designer (1911–1971)

Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel (Russian: Михаил Кузьмич Янгель; 7 November 1911 – 25 October 1971), was a Soviet engineer born in Irkutsk who was the leading designer in the missile program of the former Soviet Union.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Mikhail Yangel (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 7, 1911, died Oct 25, 1971.¹

Companies

Pivdenne Design OfficeFounder¹²

Early life and education

1931 to 1937Moscow Aviation Institute³

Career

Occupation: engineer, military flight engineer.⁷

Date not recordedWorked at TsNIIMash⁴
Date not recordedFounded Pivdenne Design Office⁵
Date not recordedDeputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union⁶

Personal life

BornNov 7, 1911, Kirensky Uyezd⁸
DiedOct 25, 1971, Moscow⁹
CitizenshipRussian Empire, Soviet Union, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic¹⁰

Awards

1971Order of the October Revolution¹¹
1970Korolev Gold Medal¹¹
1969Order of Lenin¹¹
1967USSR State Prize¹¹
1961"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal¹¹
1961Order of Lenin¹¹
1960Lenin Prize¹¹
1959"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal¹¹
1959Order of Lenin¹¹
1956Order of Lenin¹¹

More awards (7)

Date not recordedHero of Socialist Labour¹¹
Date not recordedHero of Socialist Labour¹¹
Date not recordedJubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"¹¹
Date not recordedMedal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"¹¹
Date not recordedMedal "For the Defence of Moscow"¹¹
Date not recordedMedal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"¹¹
Date not recordedVDNKh gold medal¹¹

Sources

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WikidataMikhail Yangel on Wikidata
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WikipediaMikhail Yangel on Wikipedia
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WikidataMikhail Yangel: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Yangel: Worked at TsNIIMash, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Yangel: Founded Pivdenne Design Office, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Yangel: Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Yangel: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Yangel: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Yangel: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Yangel: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataMikhail Yangel: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataPivdenne Design Office, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsMikhail Yangel photo by Voky89, CC BY-SA 4.0