Georgy Flyorov

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Georgii Flyorov
Георгий Флёров
The commemorative stamp of Flyorov issued by Russia in 2013
Born	(1913-03-02)2 March 1913 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Died	19 November 1990(1990-11-19) (aged 77) Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting place	Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Citizenship	USSR
Alma mater	Leningrad Polytechnic Institute
Known for	Discovery of spontaneous fission Soviet atomic bomb project
Awards	Hero of Socialist Labor (1949)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	JINR and LFTI USSR Academy of Science
Notable students	Yuri Oganessian

Georgii Nikolayevich Flyorov (also spelled Flerov,^[1] Russian: Гео́ргий Никола́евич Флёров, IPA: [gʲɪˈorgʲɪj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ ˈflʲɵrəf]; 2 March 1913 – 19 November 1990) was a Soviet physicist who is known for his discovery of spontaneous fission and his important contribution towards the crystallography and material science, for which, he was honored with many awards.^[1] In addition, he is also known for his letter directed to Joseph Stalin, during the midst of World War II, to start the Soviet program of nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union.^[1]

In 2012, element 114 was named flerovium after the research laboratory at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research bearing his name.^[2]