Armen Takhtajan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Armen Takhtajan

Soviet-Armenian botanist

Date of Birth: 28-May-1910

Place of Birth: Shusha, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan

Date of Death: 13-Nov-2009

Profession: biologist, university teacher, botanist, pteridologist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Armen Leonovich Takhtajan or Takhtajian (Armenian: ????? ????? ?????????; Russian: ????? ???????? ?????????; surname also transliterated Takhtadjan, Takhtadzhi?a?n or Takhtadzhian, pronounced TAHK-tuh-jahn) (June 10, 1910 – November 13, 2009), was a Soviet-Armenian botanist, one of the most important figures in 20th century plant evolution and systematics and biogeography.
His other interests included morphology of flowering plants, paleobotany, and the flora of the Caucasus.
He was born in Shusha.
He was one of the most influential taxonomists of the latter twentieth century.