SAINT PETERSBURG, NOVEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. One of the most prominent botanists of the 20th century, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Russia and the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Hero of Social Labor Armen Takhtajian died in Saint Petresburg on November 13. He was 99. A. Takhtajian belonged to the constellation of the world's renowned botanists-evolutionists. He created an evolution system of the plants, which was accepted by the scientific botanical society and is considered as the best and most reliable. He made a great contribution to almost all the main branches of the contemporary science on plants. For many years he held the post of director of the Institute of Botany of the USSR Academy of Sciences and participated in the development of strategic directions in botany. A. Takhtajian's contribution to the development of botany in Armenia was also considerable. He was the first director of the Institute of Botany of Armenia's Academy of Sciences in 1943-1948. After moving to Leningrad, he continued cooperting closely with Armenian botanists. Thanks to his efforts, the Armenian botanical school has become one of the leading schools. With his assistance, such directions in contemporary botany as taxonomy, palynology, karyology, etc. have developed in Armenia. NT was informed by the information and analytical center of the RA National Academy of Sciences that Armen Takhtajian was buried in Smolenski cemetery of Saint Petersburg.

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