# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/igor-kurchatov
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:51:44.158Z

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name: "Igor Kurchatov"
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description: "Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov was a Soviet physicist who played a central role in organizing and directing the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons. He has been called the \"father of the Russian atomic bomb\"."
tagline: "Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960)"
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birthDate: "1903-01-08"
deathDate: "1960-02-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump