# Jacob Matijevic

> Jacob Richard Matijevic, also known as "Jake" Matijevic, was an American NASA engineer of Croatian origin who worked on Mars Exploration Rovers. Dr. Matijevic was involved in developing the "Sojourner", "Spirit", "Opportunity" and "Curiosity" rovers. For his contributions to the rover projects, NASA named several landmarks on the planet Mars after him.

*Croatian-born NASA engineer (1947-2012)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1947-11-03
- **Died:** 2012-08-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Матиевич, Джейкоб](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B1)
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