Yakov Modestovich Gakkel

Yakov Modestovich Gakkel
Яков Модестович Гаккель
Born(1874-04-30)30 April 1874
Irkutsk, Russian Empire
Died12 December 1945(1945-12-12) (aged 71)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Known forAircraft and locomotive design
ChildrenYakov Gakkel

Yakov Modestovich Gakkel (Russian: Яков Модестович Гаккель; 30 April 1874 – 12 December 1945) was a Soviet and Russian scientist and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of aircraft and locomotives in the former Soviet Union.