Yakov Modestovich Gakkel

Not to be confused with his son, Yakov Yakovlevich Gakkel, the Soviet oceanographer

Yakov Modestovich Gakkel
Яков Модестович Гаккель
Born(1874-04-30)30 April 1874
Irkutsk, Russian Empire
Died12 December 1945(1945-12-12) (aged 71)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Known forAircraft and locomotive design
ChildrenYakov Gakkel

Yakov Modestovich Gakkel (Russian: Яков Модестович Гаккель; 30 April 1874 – 12 December 1945) was a Russian and Soviet scientist and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of aircraft and locomotives in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union.

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