Alexander de Seversky

Alexander de Seversky
Alexander de Seversky circa 1914
Born
Alexander Nikolaievich Prokofiev de Seversky

June 7, 1894 (New Style)
DiedAugust 24, 1974(1974-08-24) (aged 80)
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
NationalityRussian
American
Occupation(s)Aviator, author, inventor
EmployerSeversky 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.