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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

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Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics. Along with Hermann Oberth and Robert H. Goddard, he is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry and astronautics and one of the pioneers of space flight.

Facts
Birth Year
1857 1
Death Date
1935-09-19 1
Death Year
1935 1
Death Place
Kaluga, Russia 1
Nationality
Russian Empire 1
Nationality
Russian Republic 1
Nationality
Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic 1
Nationality
Soviet Union 1
Notable Work
Tsiolkovsky rocket equation 1
Birthplace
Izhevskoe, Russia 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Astrophysics 1
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
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1. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1935-09-19T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1935-09-19T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Russian Empire
    Q34266
  • P20 (place of death): Kaluga, Russia
    Q2837
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
    Q2305208
  • P19 (place of birth): Izhevskoe, Russia
    Q1673772
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Soviet Union
    Q15180
  • P800 (notable work): Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
    Q834199
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Russian Republic
    Q139319
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