Viktor Ambartsumian

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Viktor Ambartsumian was a prominent Soviet-Armenian astrophysicist and one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics, known for his pioneering work on stellar associations and active galactic nuclei.

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instanceOf Armenian scientist
Soviet scientist
astrophysicist
human
theoretical astrophysicist
awardReceived Bruce Medal NERFINISHED
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED
Hero of Socialist Labour NERFINISHED
Lenin Prize NERFINISHED
Lomonosov Gold Medal NERFINISHED
Stalin Prize NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Armenia NERFINISHED
Soviet Union
dateOfBirth 1908-09-18
dateOfDeath 1996-08-12
educatedAt Leningrad State University NERFINISHED
employer Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory NERFINISHED
Leningrad State University NERFINISHED
Yerevan State University NERFINISHED
familyName Ambartsumian NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork active galactic nuclei
astrophysics
galactic astronomy
stellar dynamics
theoretical astrophysics
founded Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory NERFINISHED
fullName Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Viktor NERFINISHED
hasAsteroidNamedAfter 1905 Ambartsumian NERFINISHED
hasCraterNamedAfter Ambartsumian (Martian crater) NERFINISHED
Ambartsumian (lunar crater) NERFINISHED
hasWorkLocation Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory NERFINISHED
knownFor founding contributions to theoretical astrophysics
pioneering work on active galactic nuclei
pioneering work on stellar associations
studies of stellar systems and star formation
languageSpoken Armenian
English
Russian
memberOf Academy of Sciences of the USSR NERFINISHED
Armenian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
National Academy of Sciences of the United States NERFINISHED
Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Armenian
notableStudent Grigori Kuzmin NERFINISHED
Vera Rubin NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Russian Empire
Tbilisi NERFINISHED
Tiflis NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Armenia NERFINISHED
Byurakan NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory
president of the Armenian Academy of Sciences
president of the International Astronomical Union
professor at Leningrad State University
professor at Yerevan State University

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Pulkovo Observatory director Viktor Ambartsumian