Smolensk Armenian cemetery
Saint Petersburg
Memorial Page for Armen Tachtadschjan
May 28, 1910 – Nov 13, 2009(99 years)Died in:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Soviet-Armenian botanist
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Armen Takhtajan (* May 28, 1910 in Shusha; † November 13, 2009 in Saint Petersburg) was a soviet-Armenian botanist. He was 99 years old. He was married to Alisa Davtian Takhtajan. He had at least 1 child (1 daughter). His education included Saint Petersburg State University and Yerevan State University. His awards include Komarov prize and Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots. He was buried at Smolensk Armenian cemetery.
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14 EventsBorn in Shusha, Shusha District
1910Saint Petersburg State University
1928until 1929
Yerevan State University
1929until 1931
Yerevan State University
1936Yerevan State University
1938head of department · until 1948
Institute of Botany of Armenia
1944director
Married Alisa Davtian Takhtajan
1947Saint Petersburg State University
1949professor
Saint Petersburg State University
1951until 1955
Komarov Botanical Institute
1954Komarov prize
1969Sistema i Filogeniia Tsvetkovykh Rastenii
Komarov Botanical Institute
1976director · until 1986
Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots
2009Died in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Газарбекян Гарселия Сергеевна
- Margarit Takhtajyan
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Armen Tachtadschjan. Forever remembered.