Oskar Kaplur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oskar Kaplur

wrestler, inventor

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1889

Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia

Date of Death: 20-Sep-1962

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Oskar Kaplur (Oscar F.
Kaplyur; Russian: ????´? ???´???????? ?????´?; 20 September [O.S.
8 September] 1889 – 20 September 1962) was a Russian wrestler.
He competed for Russian Empire in the lightweight event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.He lived in USA in 1913—1918, returned to Russia in 1918 and worked in aircraft industry.
He was known as inventor of Kaplyurit, plastic-impregnated plywood reinforced with internal steel gauze.