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)
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Joeseph Fuchs, a representative for the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters, was watching the returns closely as they first came in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
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
“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
While they had dinner, Fuchs told Gold that the atomic bomb was being designed at a place called Los Alamos.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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