Ivan Papanin

Ivan Papanin
Иван Папанин
Papanin in 1950
Born
Ivan Dmitriyevich Papanin

(1894-11-26)26 November 1894
Died30 January 1986(1986-01-30) (aged 91)
NationalitySoviet Union
Occupation(s)Polar explorer, scientist, security officer

Ivan Dmitriyevich Papanin (Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Папанин; 26 November [O.S. 14 November] 1894 – 30 January 1986) was a Soviet polar explorer, scientist, Counter Admiral, and twice Hero of the Soviet Union, who was awarded nine Orders of Lenin.