An Israeli court sentenced him to death in the 1980s on charges of being a brutal camp guard nicknamed Ivan the Terrible.

VOA: standard.2009.11.30

For this character - Russian physicist Ivan Vanko - the battle is about honor and respect.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

But the scientists don't seem to mind. Ivan Jimenez of the Missouri Botanical Garden says he appreciates the chance to talk about his work with people outside the scientific community.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04