Fuchs
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Daniel, 1909–1993, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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Klaus Emil Julius 1911–88, British physicist and atom spy for the Soviet Union, born in Germany.
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Sir Vivian (Ernest), 1908–1999, British geologist and Antarctic explorer.
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Klaus Emil . (klaus ˈeːmiːl). 1911–88, East German physicist. He was born in Germany, became a British citizen (1942), and was imprisoned (1950–59) for giving secret atomic research information to the Soviet Union
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Sir Vivian Ernest . 1908–99, English explorer and geologist: led the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955–58)
Example Sentences
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Not long before McCarthy’s speech, the purported Russian spy Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury and atomic physicist Klaus Fuchs was unmasked as a Russian spy embedded in the Los Alamos atomic bomb laboratory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Fuchs is not the only former footballer who has swapped between the two sports later on in life.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
During his football career, Fuchs made more than 650 appearances for club and country that included six seasons at the King Power Stadium.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
“As I have said for years, there were no victims, no losses, and no crimes in this case,” said Wiederhorn’s lawyer, Doug Fuchs, on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
As a college student in Germany, Fuchs had watched the rise of the Nazis with disgust.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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