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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

1857 - 1935

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Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (; Russian: Константин Эдуардович Циолковский, IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj] ; 17 September [O.S. 5 September] 1857 – 19 September 1935) was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics. Along with Hermann Oberth and Robert H. Goddard, he is one of the pioneers of space flight and the founding father of modern rocketry and astronautics. His works later inspired Wernher von Braun and leading Soviet rocket engineers Sergei Korolev and Valentin Glushko, who contributed to the success of the Soviet space program. Tsiolkovsky spent most of his life in a log house on the outskirts of Kaluga, about 200 km (120 mi) southwest of Moscow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky is the 10th most popular engineer (down from 8th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Engineer.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky is most famous for his work in rocketry and space exploration. He was a pioneer in the field of astronautics and is often called "the father of rocketry."

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ranks 10 out of 389. Before him are Mikhail Kalashnikov, Zhuge Liang, Wernher von Braun, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, William John Macquorn Rankine, and Frederick Winslow Taylor. After him are Alexei Kosygin, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, José Echegaray, Sergei Korolev, André Citroën, and Otto Lilienthal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ranks 15. Before him are Joseph Conrad, Henrik Pontoppidan, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Alfonso XII of Spain, William Howard Taft, and Ronald Ross. After him are Alfred Binet, Theo van Gogh, Eugen Bleuler, Alexander of Battenberg, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, and Paul Doumer. Among people deceased in 1935, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ranks 13. Before him are T. E. Lawrence, Paul Signac, Victor Grignard, Emmy Noether, Alban Berg, and Auguste Escoffier. After him are Astrid of Sweden, Charles Richet, André Citroën, Henri Barbusse, Carlos Gardel, and Hugo de Vries.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ranks 133 out of 3,761. Before him are Vasili IV of Russia (1552), Mily Balakirev (1837), Andrey Kolmogorov (1903), Pavel Cherenkov (1904), Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (1878), and Vasily Chuikov (1900). After him are Valery Legasov (1936), Alexei Kosygin (1904), Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (1893), Alexei Rykov (1881), Georgi Plekhanov (1856), and Ivan V of Russia (1666).

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Among ENGINEERS In Russia

Among engineers born in Russia, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ranks 2. Before him are Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919). After him are Alexei Kosygin (1904), Anatoly Dyatlov (1931), Andrei Tupolev (1888), Sergey Ilyushin (1894), Mikhail Gurevich (1892), Viktor Belenko (1947), Nikolay Zhukovsky (1847), Vasily Degtyaryov (1880), Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906), and Fedor Tokarev (1871).

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