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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Viktor Ambartsumian canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Armenian scientist
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Soviet scientist ⓘ astrophysicist ⓘ human ⓘ theoretical astrophysicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bruce Medal
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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
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-09-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-08-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Leningrad State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory
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Leningrad State University NERFINISHED ⓘ Yerevan State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ambartsumian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
active galactic nuclei
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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)
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Ambartsumian (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation | Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding contributions to theoretical astrophysics
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pioneering work on active galactic nuclei ⓘ pioneering work on stellar associations ⓘ studies of stellar systems and star formation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Armenian
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English ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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Armenian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Armenian ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Grigori Kuzmin
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Vera Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Russian Empire
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Tbilisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiflis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Armenia
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Byurakan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory
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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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