Viktor Ambartsumian
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| Born |
18 September 1908 Tiflis, Russian Empire (modern-day Tbilisi, Georgia) |
| Died | 12 August 1996 (aged 87) Byurakan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Fields | theoretical astrophysics |
| Alma mater |
Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute Leningrad State University |
| Notable awards | Lomonosov Gold Medal (1971) |
Victor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian (Russian: Ви́ктор Амаза́спович Амбарцумя́н; Armenian: Վիկտոր Համազասպի Համբարձումյան, Viktor Hamazaspi Hambardzumyan; 18 September [O.S. 5 September] 1908 – 12 August 1996) was a Soviet Armenian scientist, and one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics. He worked in the field of physics of stars and nebulae, stellar astronomy, dynamics of stellar systems and cosmogony of stars and galaxies, and contributed to mathematical physics.
Ambartsumian founded the Byurakan Observatory in 1946. He was the second and longest-serving president of the Armenian Academy of Sciences (1947–93) and also served as the president of the International Astronomical Union from 1961 to 1964 and was twice elected the President of the International Council of Scientific Unions (1966–72).
He was a foreign member of numerous academies, including the Royal Society, the US National Academy of Sciences, and the Indian Academy of Sciences. Among his numerous awards are Stalin Prize (1946, 1950), the Hero of Socialist Labor (1968, 1978), the State Prize of the Russian Federation, the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Bruce Gold Medal, and National Hero of Armenia.
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