Armen Takhtajan

(1910-2009)

American botanist

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Armen Leonovich Takhtajan or Takhtajian (Armenian: Արմեն Լևոնի Թախտաջյան; Russian: Армен Леонович Тахтаджян; surname also transliterated Takhtadjan, Takhtadzhi︠a︡n 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.

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Born	Armen Leonovich Takhtajan or Takhtajian 10 June 1910 Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russia
Died	13 November 2009 (aged 99) St Petersburg, Russia
Zodiac	Gemini
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