Oleg Gazenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oleg Gazenko

Soviet generals and scientist

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Stavropol Krai, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia

Date of Death: 17-Nov-2007

Profession: zoologist, physiologist, military physician

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Incorporates information from the corresponding article in the Russian Wikipedia Lieutenant General Oleg Georgievich Gazenko (Russian language: ???? ?????????? ???????; December 12, 1918 – November 17, 2007) was a Russian scientist, general officer in the Soviet Air Force and the former director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow.
One of the leading scientists behind the Soviet animals in space programmes, he selected and trained Laika, the dog who flew on the Sputnik 2 mission.