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Zora Arkus-Duntov
American engineer
Zachary "Zora" Arkus-Duntov (born Zachar Arkus; December 25, 1909 – April 21, 1996) was a Russian[1] and American engineer whose work on the Chevrolet Corvette earned him the nickname "Father of the Corvette."[2]: 6 He is sometimes erroneously referred to as the inventor of the Corvette; that title belongs to Harley Earl.[3] He was also a racing driver, appearing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times and taking class wins in 1954 and 1955.[2]
Early life
Arkus-Duntov was born Zachar Arkus in Brussels, Belgium, on December 25, 1909, into a Jewish Russian family.
His father, Yakov “Jacques” Arkus, was a mining engineer on contract in Belgium, and his mother, Rachel Kogan, was a medical student.[2][4] After the family returned to their hometown of Saint Petersburg – then Petrograd – Duntov's parents divorced and his mother's new partner, Josef Duntov, an electri
