Birth of Klaus Fuchs
Klaus Fuchs is born in Russelsheim in the German Empire.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Klaus Fuchs Biography and Timeline
Follow Klaus Fuchs through 7 dated historical records for Germany.
Klaus Fuchs, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1911–1950Years on this page
1911
German Physicist Born
The future theoretical physicist is born into a German family.
1943
Manhattan Project
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill sign Quebec Agreement & a team of British scientists join the Manhattan Project as a result, including Klaus Fuchs
1945
Manhattan Project
Convinced no single country should possess nuclear weapons so passes secrets to Russia
1950
Arrest of Klaus Fuchs
Sentenced to serve 7 yrs in prison
Trial
Found guilty of passing British atomic secrets to Russian agents
Arrest of Klaus Fuchs
Arrested for passing information to the USSR
Records, sources and methodology
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