Fuchs
[fyooks] /fyuks/
noun
1.
Daniel, 1909–1993, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
2.
Klaus Emil Julius [klous] /klaʊs/ (Show IPA), 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.
/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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