Artem Mikoyan
Soviet aircraft designer (1905–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Artem (Artyom) Ivanovich Mikoyan (Russian: Артём Ива́нович Микоя́н; Armenian: Արտյոմ (Անուշավան) Հովհաննեսի Միկոյան, romanized: Artyom (Anushavan) Hovhannesi Mikoyan; 5 August [O.S. 23 July] 1905 – 9 December 1970) was a Soviet Armenian aircraft designer, who cofounded the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau along with Mikhail Gurevich.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Mikoyan.
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Artem Mikoyan | |
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Արտյոմ Միկոյան | |
Born | Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan 5 August [O.S. 23 July] 1905[1] |
Died | 9 December 1970(1970-12-09) (aged 65)[1] Moscow, Soviet Union[1] |
Nationality | Armenian |
Education | Zhukovsky Air Force Academy |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Aeronautical engineering |
Employer(s) | Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau |
Significant design | MiG-1 MiG-3 MiG-15 MiG-17 MiG-19 MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-25 |
Awards | Hero of Socialist Labor (twice) Stalin Prize (1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953) |
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