
Experimental physicist and mountain climber, leader of the Soviet Everest expedition in 1982 (1926-2008)
Soviet Union
Novodevichy Cemetery
Evgeny Tamm (* 16. November 1926 in Moscow; † 26. January 2008 in Moscow) was an experimental physicist and mountain climber, leader of the Soviet Everest expedition in 1982. He was 81 years old. He worked at Lebedev Physical Institute. He received 4 awards, including USSR State Prize, Order of the Red Banner of Labour. He was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.