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Herman Potočnik
Slovenian inventor (1892-1929).
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Pula.
Died August 27th, 1929 at 36 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).
Occupations
engineer, inventor, mechanical engineer, military flight engineer, military officer
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