Academic Mergelyan died

armradio.am
23.08.2008 17:19

After long illness famous scientist, academic Sergey Mergelyan died in
Los Angeles in August 20.

The RA National Academy of Science and the State Committee of Science
expressed their condolence connected with the death of the famous
academic. His death was a great loss for the whole Armenian nation.

At the age of 19 the academic extern graduated the physics-mathematics
faculty of the Yerevan State University. Soon he found his place near
the famous mathematics.

At 21 Mergelyan became a doctor of sciences, at 25 he was chosen the
member of USSR and SSRA, at 28 he was academic of the Academy of
Sciences.

Thanked to the academic Armenia became the science-organizing centre of
the USSR.

The nation still remembers the name of the famous scientist and he is
one of the well know persons.

The services of academic to the Academy of Sciences and the Yerevan
State University are very valuable.

He had been the vice president of the Academy of Sciences, director of
the department in the University. His students will always remember his
excellent lectures and seminars.

The RA Government also appreciated the great work of the scientist. In
2008 he was awarded by the medal of Mesrop Mashtots.

The death of academic Mergelyan is a great loss for the whole Armenia
and Armenian nation.