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Bagrat Ioannisiani

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Bagrat Ioannisiani
Բագրատ Իոանիսյան
Born23 October [O.S. 10 October] 1911
DiedDecember 10, 1985(1985-12-10) (aged 74)
NationalitySoviet-Armenian
Known forChief designer of the BTA-6 telescope
AwardsHero of Socialist Labor (1977), three Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour, Lenin Prize

Bagrat Konstantinovich Ioannisiani (born 23 October [O.S. 10 October] 1911 in Yerevan, Armenia, died 10 December 1985 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Soviet telescope designer of Armenian descent.

He was the chief designer of the BTA-6, one of the largest telescopes in the world.[1] He was awarded the Lenin Prize in 1957.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "World's biggest telescope shows off its paces". New Scientist. 5 December 1974. p. 715.
  2. ^ Gunther, John (1958). Inside Russia today. Harper. p. 273. OCLC 405902.