Valery Legasov
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Valery Legasov was a Soviet inorganic chemist and a leading member of the commission investigating the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, known for his crucial role in documenting and exposing its causes and consequences.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valery Legasov canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chernobyl disaster investigator
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Soviet scientist ⓘ chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Chemical Sciences ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hero of the Russian Federation
NERFINISHED
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Order of Lenin ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Novodevichy Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by hanging ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-04-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Mendeleev Russian University of Chemical Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| familyName | Legasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
inorganic chemistry
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nuclear safety ⓘ radiochemistry ⓘ |
| fullName | Valery Alekseyevich Legasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Valery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
scientist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
audio tapes recorded before his death about Chernobyl
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criticizing Soviet nuclear safety practices ⓘ documenting causes and consequences of the Chernobyl disaster ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academy of Sciences of the USSR
NERFINISHED
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| nationality | Soviet ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Chernobyl disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | advocacy for improved nuclear safety and transparency in the USSR ⓘ |
| notableWork | investigation of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster ⓘ |
| patronymicName | Alekseyevich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jared Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
First Deputy Director of the Kurchatov Institute
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Professor at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology ⓘ |
| posthumousRecognition | awarded title Hero of the Russian Federation in 1996 ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
chief scientific expert of the Chernobyl investigation commission
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leading member of the government commission investigating the Chernobyl disaster ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| testifiedAt | International Atomic Energy Agency post-accident review meeting in Vienna (1986) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Kurchatov Institute
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Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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