About Boris Shavyrin
Lived 1902 – 1965 (aged 63). Boris Shavyrin was a Russian engineer and weapon.
Boris Ivanovich Shavyrin (also transliterated as Shavirin, Shavyirin; ) (1902, Yaroslavl – 1965) was a Soviet artillery and rocket engineer who developed the first air-augmented rocket, Gnom, or Gnome (installable on mobile complexes or large tanks), as well as many other Soviet mortars and rockets. He was the first Head and Chief Designer of KB Mashinostroyeniya.
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Who was Boris Shavyrin?
Russian engineer
When was Boris Shavyrin born?
Boris Shavyrin was born on 27 April 1902 in Yaroslavl.
When did Boris Shavyrin die?
Boris Shavyrin died on 9 October 1965 in Moscow.
What was Boris Shavyrin's occupation?
Boris Shavyrin was an engineer and weapon.
What nationality was Boris Shavyrin?
Boris Shavyrin was Russian.
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