Bagrat Ioannisiani
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DiedDecember 10, 1985 (aged 74)
KnownforChief designer of the BTA-6 telescope
AwardsHero of Socialist Labor (1977), three Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour, Lenin Prize
Bagrat Ioannisiani | |
|---|---|
| Բագրատ Իոանիսյան | |
| Born | 23 October [O.S. 10 October] 1911 |
| Died | December 10, 1985 (aged 74) |
| Known for | Chief designer of the BTA-6 telescope |
| Awards | Hero 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]
