Alexander de Seversky | |
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Born | Alexander Nikolaievich Prokofiev de Seversky June 7, 1894 (New Style) |
Died | August 24, 1974 New York City, U.S. | (aged 80)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
Nationality | Russian American |
Occupation(s) | Aviator, author, inventor |
Employer | Seversky Aircraft Corporation |
Alexander Nikolaievich Prokofiev de Seversky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Проко́фьев-Се́верский) (June 7, 1894 (N.S.) – August 24, 1974) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer, inventor, and influential advocate of strategic air power.