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Johannes Hint

Estonian technology scientist (1914-1985) · Estonia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 70

Johannes Rudolph Hint was an Estonian scientist and the only person to create and successfully run a limited company under the communist planned economy of the Soviet Union. With his company, Dessim Ltd, he earned millions for the Soviet Union.

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1985Died5 September 19851964Merited Scientist of Estonian SSRAward1962Lenin PrizeAward1949Estonian SSR State PrizeAward1914Born20 September 1914

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Awards

Merited Scientist of Estonian SSR1964
Lenin Prize1962
Estonian SSR State Prize1949
Order of the Red Banner of Labour

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His most important scientific invention was the building material silikaltsiit (Laprex), which was developed through the execution of the disintegrator system. His inventions are still widely used in Germany, Austria, the United States, Japan and Russia.

Country
Estonia
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1985 · aged 70