Igor Sikorsky

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Date of birth

05/23/1889

Date of death

10/26/1972

Place of birth

Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

Igor Sikorsky

Biography

Igor Sikorsky was born on May 24, 1889 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine] as Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky. He is known for his work on The History of Flight: We Saw It Happen (1953), The Sikorsky Helicopter (1943) and Jeep in der Luft (1955). He was married to Elisabeth Semion and Olga Fyodorovna Simkovitch. He died on October 26, 1972 in Easton, Connecticut, USA.