# Leon Theremin

> Lev Sergeyevich Termen, better known as Leon Theremin, was a Russian inventor, most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments and the first to be mass-produced. He also worked on early television research. His secret listening device, "The Thing", hung for seven years in plain view in the United States ambassador's Moscow office and enabled Soviet agents to secretly eavesdrop on conversations.

*Russian inventor, physicist, and musician (1896-1993)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/leon-theremin

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1896-08-15
- **Died:** 1993-11-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857559/ (@nm0857559)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/428427)
- [ليون ثيرمن](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86)
- [ليون ثيرمين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Leon Theremin](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Theremin)
- [Léon Theremin](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Theremin)
- [Lev Sergejevič Těrmen](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Sergejevi%C4%8D_T%C4%9Brmen)
- [Термен Лев Сергеевич](https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Léon Theremin](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Theremin)
- [Leon Theremin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Theremin)
- [Leon Theremin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Theremin)
- [Lev Termen](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Termen)
- [León Teremin](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3n_Teremin)
- [Lev Theremin](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Theremin)
- [لئون ترمین](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86)
- [Léon Theremin](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Theremin)
- [Léon Thérémine](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A9mine)
- [Léon Thérémin](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A9min)
- [לב סרגייביץ' טרמן](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%91_%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%99%D7%99%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A5'_%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%9F)
- [लियॉन थेरेमिन](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Theremin)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9b182733-e7ac-4ce6-86b1-eae2a54bed5f)
- [Léon Thérémine](https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A9mine)
- [Լև Տերմեն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D6%87_%D5%8F%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B4%D5%A5%D5%B6)
- [Léon Theremin](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Theremin)
- [Lev Sergeevič Termen](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Sergeevi%C4%8D_Termen)
- [レフ・テルミン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3)
- [Leo Theremin](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Theremin)
- [Ļevs Termens](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%BBevs_Termens)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333265)
- [Leon Theremin](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2480345)

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