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Biography of Armen Tachtadschjan
28. May 1910 – 13. Nov 2009(99 years)Died in:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Soviet-Armenian botanist
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Biography
Nationality
Russian Empire
Burial Place
Smolensk Armenian cemetery
Occupation(6)
Awards(9)
Spouse(1)
Alisa Davtian Takhtajan
Armen Takhtajan (* 28. May 1910 in Shusha; † 13. November 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. He received 9 awards, including Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad". He was buried at Smolensk Armenian cemetery.
Life Events
20 Events1910
Born in Shusha, Shusha District
1928
Saint Petersburg State University
until 1929
1929
Yerevan State University
until 1931
1936
Yerevan State University
1938
Yerevan State University
head of department · until 1948
1944
Institute of Botany of Armenia
director
1946
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
1947
Married Alisa Davtian Takhtajan
1949
Saint Petersburg State University
professor
1951
Saint Petersburg State University
until 1955
1954
Komarov Botanical Institute
1958
Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"
1969
Komarov prize
Sistema i Filogeniia Tsvetkovykh Rastenii
1970
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
1970
Hero of Socialist Labour
1975
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
1976
Komarov Botanical Institute
director · until 1986
1981
USSR State Prize
2009
Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots
2009