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Viktor Ambartsumian
September 18, 1908 – August 12, 1996
Soviet Armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996)
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Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian was a Soviet and Armenian astrophysicist and science administrator. One of the 20th century's leading astronomers, he is widely regarded as the founder of theoretical astrophysics in the Soviet Union.
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- Birthday · September 18
- Anniversary · August 12
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