Honors
Hambardzumyan was awarded two Stalin Prizes (1946, 1950), the Russian Federation State Award and M.V.Lomonosov (1971) Gold Medal of Academy of Science of the USSR. Hambardzumyan was twice nominated the title of a Hero of Social Labor, and received many medals and orders. Hambardzumyan was elected as an honoree or international member of the Academies of Science of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Democratic Republic of Germany, Georgia, Denmark, Italy, Netherland, the USA, France, Sweden, New York Academy of Science, German Academy of Science (“Leopoldina”) in Halle (DRG), Royal Astronomical Societies of England and Canada, American Astronomical Society, Philosophical Society of Cambridge, as an honoree doctor the Universities of Liege, Australian National, La-Plata Observatory, Paris and Copernicus in Torin. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1958.
Hambardzumyan was awarded Gold Medals of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1959) and British Royal Astronomical Societies (1960), Gold Medal of Slovak Academy of Science (1970), Prix Jules Janssen of the French Astronomical Society (1956), Helmgolz Medal of German Academy of Science in Berlin (1971), Cotenius Medal of the German Academy of Sciece (“Leopoldina”) in Halle (DRG) (1974), Medal of the Czechoslovak Academy of Science (1984). A minor planet discovered by T. M. Smirnova on May 14, 1972 in Crimea Observatory was named after Ambartsumian (1905 Ambartsumian).
Named after him
- Minor planet 1905 Ambartsumian
- Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory
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