Victor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian (5(18) September 1908, Tiflis -12 August 1996, Byurakan). Outstanding soviet scientist, one of the founders of the theoretical astrophysics, Amabartsumian worked in the field of physics of stars and nebulae, stellar astronomy, dynamics of stellar systems and cosmogony of stars and galaxies, contributions to Mathematical physics. Stalin prize (1946,1950), Socialist Labor Hero (1968,1978) , Russian Federation State prize (1995), National Hero of Armenia, numerous academic awards, founder of Byurakan observatory.
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