Uziel Gal | |
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Born | Gotthard Glas December 15, 1923 |
Died | September 7, 2002 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 78)
Nationality | Israeli, German |
Occupation(s) | Weapon designer, IDF Colonel |
Known for | Designing the Uzi submachine gun |
Uziel "Uzi" Gal (Hebrew: עוזיאל "עוזי" גל, born Gotthard Glas; 15 December 1923 – 7 September 2002) was a German-born Israeli firearm designer who invented and became the eponym of the Uzi submachine gun.