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Fuchs

American  
[fyooks] / fjuks /

noun

  1. Daniel, 1909–1993, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

  2. Klaus Emil Julius 1911–88, British physicist and atom spy for the Soviet Union, born in Germany.

  3. Sir Vivian (Ernest), 1908–1999, British geologist and Antarctic explorer.


Fuchs British  
/ fʊks, fuːks /

noun

  1. 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

  2. Sir Vivian Ernest . 1908–99, English explorer and geologist: led the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955–58)

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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

As well as winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup, Fuchs won 78 caps for Austria and was captain at Euro 2016.

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

Fuchs apologized, saying he’d gotten a flat tire.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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