Background
AMBARTSUMYAN, Victor was born on September 18, 1908 in Tbilisi. Son of Amazasp Ambartsumyan and Kripsine Ambartsumyan.
AMBARTSUMYAN, Victor was born on September 18, 1908 in Tbilisi. Son of Amazasp Ambartsumyan and Kripsine Ambartsumyan.
Leningrad University and Pulkovo Observatory.
Lecturer and research worker Leningrad University 1931-1943. Professor Astrophysics Erevan University since 1947. Correspondent; founder and Director Byurakan Astrophysics Observatory 1946-1988.
President since 1947.
Vice-President Institute Astronomical Union 1948-1955, President 1961-1964. Past President Institute Council of Scientific Unions (International Council for Science) 1969.
Deputy Supreme Soviet Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics since 1950.
Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy, of Sciences 1939-1953, member since 1953. Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1940; Armenian Academy, of Sciences since 1943. Central Committee Communist Party of Armenia.
French Academy, of Sciences, German Academy, of Sciences (Berlin).
American Academy, of Arts and Sciences. Royal Society 1969, Academy, des Sciences since 1978.
Indian National Academy, of Sciences.
Married Vera Ambartsumyan in 1932.