Konstantin Chelpan
Soviet engineer (1899–1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Konstantin Fyodorovich Chelpan (Russian: Константин Фёдорович Челпан; 27 May 1899 – 10 March 1938) 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. Awarded the Order of Lenin, he was politically repressed and executed under a mass persecution ordered by Joseph Stalin, but politically rehabilitated after death.
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Konstantin Chelpan | |
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Константин Челпан | |
Born | (1899-05-27)27 May 1899 Cherdakly, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 10 March 1938(1938-03-10) (aged 38) |
Resting place | Unknown |
Nationality | Soviet |
Education | Kharkiv Technological Institute |
Occupation | Engineer |
Children | Lenimir Konstantinovich Chelpan |
Parent(s) | Fyodor Myhailovich Chelpan, Elizaveta Khalangot |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Diesel engines |
Institutions | Kharkiv Locomotive Factory |
Significant design | V-2 engine |
Awards | Order of Lenin |
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